CO129-389 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1912 [3-4] — Page 57

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A BILL

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An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Law relating to "Chinese Passenger Ships As defined by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, and concerning Asiatic Emigrants generally.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Commeil thereof, us follows:--

PART I.

Preliminary Provisions.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Asiatie Emi- Short title

grution Ordinance, 1912,

2. In this Ordinance-

"The Act"

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1855:

Interpreta-

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means the Chinese Passengers Act, terms.

Ship" includes all sea-going vessels : Emigration Officer "as regards this Colony means the Harbour Master and includes any person duly authorised to perform or assist in perform- ing his duties and as regards other places in- cludes every person lawfully acting as Emigra- riou Officer, Immigration Agent or Protector of Emigrants and every person authorised by the Governor of any British Colony to carry ont the provisions of the Act:

"Emigrant Ship" includes every ship currying from any port in the Colony more than twenty passengers boing natives of Asia: British Emigrant Ship" includes every Britiab ship carrying from any port in China or within one hundred miles of the const thereof more than twenty passengers being natives of Asia : Assisted Emigrant " ineans any male labourer being a native of Asia who intends to labour for hire in some place beyond the limits of this Colony and has received assistance in the way of payment of passage money, subsistence or otherwise to enable him to carry out his intention:

*Contract Emigrant" means any person engaged under the provisions of section 28 of this Ordinance:

"Free Asiatic Emigrant' Jucans an emigrant, being a native of Asin, who is not an assisted emigrant or under any contract of service whatever:

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