CO129-271 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [1-4] — Page 529

Schedule A.

[Annual] 0) Bond to be gires by the Mosters of Chinese Passenger Ships under

THE CHINESE PASSENGERS (SEORT VOYAGES)

ORDINANCE, 1896."

KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents, That we are held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign, Lady Queen Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and froland Queen, De- fender of the Faith, in the Sum of One Thousand dolla s (Hongkong emrency or its equivalent), to be paid to our said sovereign Lady the Queen, er Heirs and Successors; to which Payment, weil and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and every of n-, jointly and severally for and in the whole, our Heirs, Executors, Administratora, and every of them, firmly by these Prescuts.

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Sealed with our Seals. Dated at

this

day of

189 1 Whereas by The Chinese Passengers (Short Voyages) Ordinance, 1896, it is enacted, that before any Chinese Passenger Ship to which the provisions of the said Onlinance shall apply shall clear out or proceed on a short roage as defined by such Ordinance, the Master the reof shall, with Two suflicient Suretics to be approved by an Emigration Officer, enter is to a Bond to Her Majesty, Her Heira and Successors, in the Sum of One Thousand dollars:

Now the condition of this onligation is this, that if (in respect of the ship

whereof is Master) all and every of the requirements of the said "Chinese Passengers (Short Voyages) Ordinance," and the Licence granted thereunder and of the Regulations contained in Schedule to the Faith Ordinance niexed, shall be well and truly observed and per formed (2) for a period of twelve mouths from the date hereof, (n like manner as the same ought to be observed and performed in case the said Ship were a British Ship, and the said

a British Subject), (3) then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

Signed, scaled and delivered by the above-bounden

in the presence of

aud

Emigration Officer.

Nors.-A fresh Bend must be entered inio if the Master is changed during the period for which it is granted,

(1) If for less than a year strike out the warð “ Animal,”

(7) Insert bere secording to the zeniod for which the Bond is given,

(3) This clause to be inserted only at Hongkong In the case of a Foreign

Chinese Passenger ship.

Schedule B.

"THE CHINESE PASSENGERS (SHORT VOYAGES) ORDINANCE, 1896.”

[Annual] or [Single] (1) Licence for the Conveyance of Chinese Passengers. WHEREAS (2)

of the (3)

have duly applied for a Licence for the conveyance of Chinese Pra- sengers by the said Ship, and have furnished all necessary particulars with regard to such application:

Now, I, (4)

do hereby, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the aforesaid Ordinance, Hicense the said Ship to carry any number of Chinese Passengers not exceeding

for (5) any number of

1. River.

2. Coasting.

3. Ocean (A).

voyages within any period

date hereof, or for a single

4. Ocean (B).

not exceeding twelve months from the

(6)

1. River.

2. Coasting.

3. Ocean (4),

4. Ocean (B.)

voyage from

to

This Licence is not transferable, and shall be available only as above mentioned and is granted upon the condition that all the requirements of the above named Ordinance and of the Regulations thereunder are complied with.

This Licence is granted upon the condition that, I,

may in my discretion cancel or revoke the same at any time before the said Ship clears out and proceeds on her voyage.

Dated this

day of

189

+

Governor,

(1) Or as the case may be.

or Emigration Officer.

(2) A. B., Owners. Charterers, or Agents for the Owners or Charterera (as the

Case Juay ).

(3) British Steam-slip, French Barque (ur as the case may be).

(4) Insert the name and designation of the Officer granting the Kácence.

(5) Insert as the cuse may be.

(U) lasert as the case may be.