VII. The Emigration Ofeer shall not give his certificate unless he shall be satisfied--
1. That the ship is sea-worthy, and properly manned, equipped, fitted, and ventilated; and has not on board any cugo likely, from its quality, quantity, or mode of stowage, to prejudice the healthi or safety of the passengers.
2. That suitable modíeines and medical stores, provisious, fuel and water have been placed on board, of good quality, properly packed and sufficient in quantity to supply the passengers on board during the intended voyage.
3. That all the requirements of section 46 of this Ordinance have been complied with
(H. 155.)
Contents of restulenie.
Contracts, if any.
VIII. The Emigration Officer way, in his discretion, (subject in Hongkong to an appeal to the Power to withhold Gaveruor) withhold his certificate in all cases where the intended passengers or any of them are under erfificate. contracts of service, and he shall in no case give his certificate until he shall have mustered the Passen- Exavaluation of gers, and have ascertained to the best of his powor that they understand whither they are going, and in assengers and of case they shall have minde may contracts of service that they comprehend the nature thereof; he shall also take care that a copy of the form of any such contracts, or an abstract of their substance, signed by himself, is appended to the said certificate: if any of the passengers are in bad health, or insufficiently pro- vided with clothing, or it any such contracts are unfair, or there is reason to suspect that fraud or violence have been practised in their collection or embarkation, he may detain the ship, and, if be shall think fit, may order all or any of the passengers to be re-lamled.
men, marine
IX. The Emigration Officer may, if he shall think fit, before granting his certificato, employ any duly migration Officer qualified medical practitioner, master mariuer, maring surveyor, or other person whose professional assistance my medical and advice he may require for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements of section 46 of this surveyers, and others. Ordinance have been duly complied with, and the costs ami charges of obtaining such assistance and advice, shall be defrayed by the owners or charterers of the ship, whether the Emigration Officer shall grant his certificato or nov.
X. The Emigration Officer shall, from time to time, fix a reasonable scale of fees and charges to be Fres of professional approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, for the remuneration of any professional Persons employed. persous who may be employed by him under the last proceding regulation, and ponding the approval or disapproval of such scale, the fees and charges therein specific shall be payable, as if the same had been approved in mauner aforesaid.
XI. The owners or charterers of every ship shall pay such fees for the remuneration of the Emigru Fous of Bauigration tion Officer as may, from time to time, be ordered under instructions from one of Her Majesty's Principal cer Secretaries of State, and mutil and subject to such instructions, the following fees shall be payable in addition to all fees chargeable under regulation 10:-
Upon the application for a certificate, Upon the granting of the certificate,..........
$25
$25
Provided always that no fees shall be payable to the Emigration Officer of H1. ngkong, but in lien thereof the following stump duties are hereby imposed, that is to say 2——
(1)
No. of last Hongkong Passenger Certificate
APPLICATION FOR SURVEY OR INSPECTION
OF A
VESSEL UNDER ORDINANCE 26 OF 1891, OR CHINESE PASSENGERS' ACTS.
NOTE--When an Owner or Agent wishes to have a ship or her Bollos or Equipments surveyed or inspected, or drawings of boilers inspected, for any of the purposes provided for by Ordinance 26 of 1991, or Chinese Passengers' Acts. he should fill up this form, and send it to the Harbour Master. In order to prevent delays in the case of surveys under this Ordinance, at least three days' notice; and in the case of surveys under the Chinese Fassengers' Act, at least one day's notice, must be given. The surveys or inspections will be made in the order in which the applications are received.
(A.)-Ship.
Name, &c. of Ship to be surveyed or inspected or to which the Boilers belong.
Whether Steam or
(2.)
Sailing.
(.)
Tonnage of the Ship to be surveyed, or of the Ship to which the Boilers belong. (6.)
Registered. Gruss,
Name
Port of Registry
When built
Where built
Classideation (if any)
Name and Address of Owners or
Agents of Ship or Boilers.
(5)
Material. (40)
Official No. (6.)
Master's Name and No, of his Certificate. (8.)
(B)-PLACE, &c. OF SURVEY.
Place where Ship or Doilers will be ready for Survey, Measurement, or Inspection.
(9.)
Amount of fen
Class of Survey, or Inspection applied for. (Obliterate the elusses not applicable.)
paid to be enter
ed by Iarbar
Department Diheer.
(183)
C.
Upon every application for a certificate under regulation 2 contained in this schedulo,
a stamp duty of.
...I
Ipou every certificate granted ander regulation 1 of this schedule, a stamp duty
of
.....$1
And The Stamp Ordinance, 1886," shall be read as if the stamp duties hereby imposed were inserted in the schedule thereof.
XII. In case default shall be made by the owners or charterers of the ship in the payment of any fees Power to detain ship and charges to which they may be liable under section 46 of this Oslinance, the ship may be detained by for on-payment of the British Cousul, or if in Hongkong by the Governor, autil such fees and charges shall have been paid."
fces.
partienlara, alip may
XIII. The Emigration Officer may withhold his certificate or revoke the same at any time before the in case of fulve departure of the ship if it shall appear to bis satisfaction that any particulars contained in the applicatione derulared and in writing which shall have been made for the same or any other particulars which may have been furnished certifiento canoșiled. to him by or on behalf of the owners, charterers, or master of the ship in relation thereto, are untrue, and that the conditions of section 46 of this Ordinance have not been complied with; and in every such case
it shall be lawful for the British Consul, or if in Hongkong for the Governor, to seize and detain the ship
until the certificare, if already granted, shall have been delivered up to be cancelled.
XIV. The master of every Britisk ship shalt, during the whole of the intended voyage, make issues Treatment of passen- of provisions, fuel and water, according to the aforesaid dietary scale, to all the passengers excopt such ers at sea. as shall have supplied themselves therewith, and shall not make any alteration except for the manifest advantage of the passengers, in respect of the space allotted to them as aforesaid, or in respect of the means of ventilations, and shall not ill-use the passengers, or require them (except in case of necessity) to help in working the vessel; and shall issue medicines and medical comforts, as shall be requisite, to the best of his judgment, and shall call at such ports as may be mentioned in the Emigration Officer's clearing certificate for fresh water and other necessarios; and stall carry the passengers without unnecessary delay
to the destination to which they have contracted to proceed.
tion papers at part of
XV. The master of every British ship shall, within 24 hours after his arrival at the port of destina- Preduction of emigra tion and at any port of call, produce his emigration papers to the British Consul (if any) at such port, or station. in ense such port shall be in Her Majesty's dominions to any officer appointed or anthorised by the local Government in that behalf. It shall be lawful for such Consul or other officer to enter and inspect such ship, and in case the master shall obstruct or refuse to assist him in the discharge of such duty, or shall without reasonable cause fail to produce his emigration papers as aforesaid, he shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars, and the ship be detained by the British Consol, or if in Her Majesty's dominions, by the local Government, until such fine shall have been paid and the emigration papers shill bave becu given up.
Emigration Galcer
XVI. In all ports and places where no Emigration Officer shall have been app inted, the British Bettish Cousut deened Consul shall, until such appointment, and at all times pending the vacancy of such oblice, be deemed to where such bes be the Emigration Officer for the purposes of these Regulations.
ís appointed.
Date at which Survey, &c. is required.
(10.)
Hongkong, this..
day of
(1)
TABLE C.
Survey for Passenger Certificate under Merchant Shipping Acts,.. Emigration Survey, Ordinary, (short and long Voyage), ...........
Emigration Survey, Special
Measurement of Tonnage for Imperial or Colonin! Registry, Measurement of Tonnage for foreign vessel, or resecis not intended į
to be registered,
Inspection of Crew Space, &c., Inspection of Lights and Fog Signals, Inspection of Marking of Vesaple, Inspection of Drawings or Tracings, Survey for Change of Name, .................
Survey for Re-registry under Section 6, of Merchant Shipping Act, 1873,
Survey of a Vessel hefore transfer to a Foreign Flag,
Minor Inspections, Alteration of Rig, Port of Registry, &c., Re-measureruent of Passenger Accommodation,.
Survey of Ship's bottom only...
Survey of Boiler,
Surveyor's overtime fee.
(12.)
TABLE E.
Survey of Steam-ship under 60 tons within and outside the waters oft
the Colony,....
189
Owner or Agent.
(C.)-GOVERNMENT MARINE SURVEYOR'S NOTATION. Application has been duly noted. Dated this Survey has been duly completed. Dated this
day of day of
189
169
THE HARBOUR MASTER,
Hongkong.
Government Marine Surveyor.
167
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