3
87
1
1
2
2 This Ordinance is passed to
carry out an instruction conveyed to Sir J. Bowring in duly last to
the
make legal provision for Establishment in Chinese Passenger Ships of a separate Hospital for the sick.
–
the
3. The first section provides that Chinese Passenger ships shall clear out or proceed to sea without observing the provisions of
the
Passenger Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. cap 104). This enactment is superfluous - The Chinese Passengers Act is in force in Hongkong by the authority of the Imperial Legislature
and its re-enactment, therefore, by a Colonial Ordinance can have no other effect than to throw doubt on its validity without such re-enactment - and raise questions as to what has been already done under it. A proviso is added that for voyages to the Eastward of the Cape of Good Hope and to the Western Coast of America a Chinese surgeon may be employed where a European or American Surgeon cannot be obtained. The intention was to give a latitude of choice in voyages to the Eastward, but to exclude Chinese surgeons in voyages to the Westward of
the
......
3
87
1
1
2
2 This Ordinance ispaped to
carry
out au
instruction converged
to Sir I. Bowring in duly last to
the
make legal provision for Establishment in Chinese Supenger
Ships of a exparate Hospital for
sick.
–
the
3. The first section provides
that
Chinese Papenger ship shale
clear out or
proceed to sea without
The provisions
of
the
observing thenes Papenger Act 1855 (18+ 19
This enactmentis
Vict. cap 104). superfluous - The thinese Papenges Ach is in force mi tonglong by the authority of the Superial Legislature
and it's rernactment, therefore,
by
1
by a Colonial Ordinance can
have
to
other
effect
than to throw
alidity without-
doubt on its validity
such peruachment- and traise
questions
as to what has been
a
already done under it. proviso is added that for voyages to the Eastward of the Cape of Good Hope and to the testeru fast of america a thricese surgeon may
be employed where au Europees or American Surgeon cannot be obtanied. The intention was no
give a latitude of choice
doubt to give
in voyages
to the Eastward,
but to exclude thriese surgeons
Innvoyages to the Restward of
the
......
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.