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Art: XXI. All Chinese who have signed the contract shall proceed forthwith to the place where they are to be at the agent's disposal, where they shall receive clothing, and be at once taken on board the ship to convey them on their voyage.

Art: XXII. Any Chinese who at the time of signing the contracts or in the preceding examinations in the Superintendence shall declare themselves unwilling to emigrate, shall be taken to a separate place, in order that they may be sent back to their homes, at the expense of the Agent; to whom they shall be bound to reimburse the expense of their maintenance and half the cost of their passage money, in conformity with Art: 27%.

Art: XXIII. So long as the Superintendence shall not be established in a building capable of accommodating the total number of Emigrants to be shipped by any vessel, it shall be lawful to send them on board in two batches, ten days being the longest interval allowed to elapse between the first embarkation, conducted according to the method laid down in this Decree, and the last. In view of the approach of the N. E. Monsoon, the above period is extended to twenty days, and the number of successive shipments to three, in the case of vessels having a larger number of emigrants to take on board.

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Art: XXIV. ...

Art: XXV. The medical men establishments must inspect the emigrants at the Superintendence on the days during which the said emigrants are lodged there.

Art: XXIX. Vessels about to carry emigrants must be in readiness to sail at the latest within 48 hours after the last embarkation has taken place.

Art. XXXI. To meet the expenses of the Superintendence and of the maintenance of the emigrants while lodged there, each Agent respectively shall pay the sum of one...

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Art: XXI. All Chinese who have signed the contract shall proceed forthwith to the place where they are to be at the agent's disposal, where they shall receive clothing, and be at once taken on board the ship to convey them on their voyage. Art: XXII. Any Chinese who at the time of signing the contracts or in the preceding examinations in the Superintendence shall declare themselves unwilling to emigrate, shall be taken to a separate place, in order that they may be sent back to their homes, at the expense of the Agent; to whom they shall be bound to reimburse the expense of their maintenance and half the cost of their passage money, in conformity with Art: 27%. Art: XXIII. So long as the Superintendence shall not be established in a building capable of accommodating the total number of Emigrants to be shipped by any vessel, it shall be lawful to send them on board in two batches, ten days being the longest interval allowed to elapse between the first embarkation, conducted according to the method laid down in this Decree, and the last. In view of the approach of the N. E. Monsoon, the above period is extended to twenty days, and the number of successive shipments to three, in the case of vessels having a larger number of emigrants to take on board. Page 489 Art: XXIV. ... Art: XXV. The medical men establishments must inspect the emigrants at the Superintendence on the days during which the said emigrants are lodged there. Art: XXIX. Vessels about to carry emigrants must be in readiness to sail at the latest within 48 hours after the last embarkation has taken place. Art. XXXI. To meet the expenses of the Superintendence and of the maintenance of the emigrants while lodged there, each Agent respectively shall pay the sum of one...
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Art: XXI. All Chinese who have the contract shall proemd forthwith signed to the place where they are to be at the agent's disposal, the advance & + here they shall recove clothing, be at once taken on 14 shall thereupon board the ship them on their vogage Art-XXII. Any Chinese who at the that is to convey time of signing the contracts or in the су preceding to examinations in the Superin : shall declare themselves unwilling emigrate, shall be tathen to a ceparato place, in in order that that they may be sent back to their homes, at the expense of the Agent; to whom they shall be bound to reimburse the expense of their maintenance recd & half the cost of their passage - money, conformity with Art : 2.7%. Art XXIII. So long as the Superin 'I shall not be established in a building capable of accommodating the total number of Emigrants to be shipped by any rebel, it shall 489 shall be lawful to send them on board in thwo batches, tex days being longer interval then allowed to ela to clapse between the first embarkation, conducted according to the method laid down in this Secree, and the last. In approach of the S. To view of the rear N. E. Monsoon, the above period ensuing is extended to to twenty days, & the number of successive shipments to three, in the case vefeels having larger number to table on board. of emigrants to Art XXIX. Vessels about to carry.... readiness in rea emigrants must be in to sail of the at the latest within 48 hours after the last embarkation has tathen place. Art: XXV. The medical men establishments must inspect the emigrants at the Superin # on the days during which the said emigrents are lodged there. Art. XXXI. To meet the expenses of the Superin "I of of the maintenance the emigrants while lodged there, each Agent - respectively shall pay Ho sum of one
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Art: XXI. All Chinese who have

the contract shall proemd forthwith

signed

to the place where they are to be at the agent's disposal,

the advance &

+ here they shall recove

clothing,

be at once taken on

14 shall thereupon

board the ship

them on their

vogage

Art-XXII. Any Chinese who at the

that is to convey

time of signing

the contracts or in the

су

preceding

to

examinations in the Superin :

shall declare themselves unwilling emigrate, shall be tathen to a ceparato

place,

in

in order that

that they may

be sent

back to their homes, at the expense of the Agent; to whom they shall be bound to reimburse the expense of their maintenance recd &

half the cost of their passage - money, conformity with Art : 2.7%. Art XXIII. So long as the Superin 'I shall not be established in a

building capable of accommodating the total number of Emigrants to be shipped by any rebel, it

shall

489

shall be lawful to send them on board

in thwo batches,

tex

days being

longer interval then

allowed to ela

to clapse between

the first embarkation, conducted according

to the method laid down in this Secree,

and the last.

In

approach of the

S. To view of the rear

N. E. Monsoon, the above period

ensuing

is extended to

to twenty days, & the number

of successive shipments to three, in the

case

vefeels having

larger number

to table on board.

of emigrants to

Art XXIX.

Vessels

about to

carry....

readiness

in rea

emigrants must be in

to sail

of the

at the latest within 48 hours after the last embarkation has tathen place. Art: XXV. The medical men establishments must inspect the emigrants at the Superin # on the days during which the said emigrents are lodged there. Art. XXXI. To meet the expenses of

the

Superin "I of of the maintenance the emigrants while lodged there, each Agent - respectively shall

pay

Ho sum

of

one

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