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the Revocation, in certain cases

License

tid under the

ense grante

of

Ordinance, and will do more than

- any thing to ensure obedience to

the Regulations.

Seation X will enable the

Government to

to re

-reconvey

homes Coolies, who may

to their

have been

of

landed, owing to the revocation

Lianse.

Section XI will relieve the

Pacifia Mail Steamers and others carrying ofree Chinese Emigrants, from the aperation of this Ordinance), which would otherwise

as the be harassing to them,

measure is only intended to apply

to Ships carrying Emigrants under Contracts of Servia.

Section XII is introduced to prevent the possibility of any -question arising under Section 2 of the Chinese Passengers Act 1855, which enacts that until Regulations, shall be morde, by the Legislature of Hong Kong, Schedule A shall be in

force.

ample

This Ordinance therefore gives

Fowers to carry out the views of Her Majesty's Government, and in the meanwhile the despatch of Chinese Passenger Ships to

but British Colonies,

any,

Bon

be prohibited by the Governor, w

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