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14. All such particulars shall, if so ordered, be verified Verification upon oath or declaration before the Emigration Officer or lof particu any Justice of the Peace, who are hereby authorized to ara, etc. administer such oath or declaration; and every person who knowingly furnishes untrue particulars shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months and to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
15. The Governor may, in his discretion, graut to any Power to vessel a general licence for any period, or for any number grant general of voyages, or for voyages to and from any specified port, licence.
on the condition that the vessel provided with such licence sball carry only free Asiatic emigrante except as here- Anafter mentioned,
16. The granting of any licence in the Colony shall be Conditions, subject to the payment of a fee of fifteen dollars and to etc., of such conditions as may from time to time bo prescribed licence in
Colony. under instructions from the Secretary of State.
17. The granting of any licence under section 13 shall conditions, be in the discretion of the Emigration Officer, and shall be etc., of subject to the payment of a fee of five dollars and to such Emigration
Officer's conditions as may from time to time be prescribed, and the licence out Emigration Officer may impose such conditions on the of Colony. granting of the application as he may think expedient in cach particular case, provided the same are not contrary to or inconsistent with such instructions.
18. Every licence, other than a general licence, granted Licence to under this Ordinance in respect of any ship shall specify specify time
of departure, the period within which such ship shall clear out and pro- reed to sea: Provided always that it shall be lawful for the Governor or the Emigration Officer who grantel the licence from time to time to extend such period.
etc.
19. In case it is shown, to the satisfaction of the Gov- Power to ernor-in-Council, at any time before the departure of any remove emigrant ship or British emigrant ship proceeding on any master or
other officer. short, long or extended voyage, that the master, mate, or any other officer of such ship is unfit for the proper dis- charge of his duties by reason of incompetency or miscon duct or for any other sufficient canse, it shall be lawful for the Governor, by order under his band, to direct the dismissal or removal of such master, mate, or other officer from the said ship, and thereupon the owners or charterers thereof, or their agents, shall forthwith dismiss or remove such master, mate, or other officer, as the case may be, and appoint another in his place, to be approved by the Emi- gration Officer, in the place of the one so dismissed or removed as aforesaid.
20. In any of the following cases, namely,----
Power to
cancel
(1.) if it appears, to the satisfaction of the Governor revoke and
or of the Emigration Officer granting the licence in licence, at any time before the departure of any certain cases such ship, that the particulars furnished to him in relation thereto are untrue or that any con- dition of the said licence has been violated; or
(2.) if any such ship fails to clear out and procced to sex within the period specified in the licence or within such extended period as aforesaid; or (3.) if the owners or charterers of any such ship fall forthwith to dismiss or remove any master, mate, or other officer ordered to be dismissed or removed and to appoint a master, mate, or other officer, to be approved as aforesaid,
it shall be lawful for the Governor or the Emigration Officer to revoke the licence granted by him in respoet of such ship, and to order that the said ship be seized and detained until ber emigration papers (if already granted) are delivered up to be cancelled.
Breach of
21. The breach of any condition of a licence granted under any preceding section shall be deemed a breach of a regulation within the meaning of sections 2 and 7 of the Act. licence.
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22. It shall be lawful for the Governer-in-Council to Application apply the whole or any part of the penalties recoverable of penalty under section 5 of the Act for the non-observants or non- for breach of
the Ordin- performance of the regulations made under this Ordinanco
ance or the Act towards the expenses of reconveying to their recoverable homes or transferring to another ship omigrants who were under the intending to proceed in any vessel whose licence has been Act. revoked in manner herein before provided.
to mail or
23.-(1.) The Governor may, in his discretion, and on Grant of spe- payment of a fee of fifteen dollars, graut a special licence for cial licence any period not exceeding twelve months, or for any number first class of voyages to be performed within twelve months, to any steamer, steamer which is regularly employed in the conveyance of subject to public mails under an existing contract with the Govern- certain ment of the State or Colony for which such mails are regulations. carried, or to any other steamer which is approved by the Governor as a first class steamer.
(2.) Sneh special licence shall authorize the steamer named therein to carry a limited number of free Asiatie emigrantsi on Voyages of not more than thirty days dura- tion between pot to be specified in the figence, wider aud subject to the regulations contained in the Fourth Schedule Fourth
Schedule. to this Ordinance.
(8.) The number of passengers to be carried shall be inserted in the licence, and shail in no case exceed one passenger for every ten tons of the registered tonnage of such steamer.
24. The Governor may, if he thinks it, annex any Power to special conditions to the granting of any special licence annex special conditions to applied for under this Ordinance, and may cause such spe- grunt of cial conditions to be specified in the licence: Provided licence. that the same shall not be contrary to or inconsistent with the Act or with this Ordinance.
25. A special licence granted under this Ordinance Cancellation may at any time be cancelled by the Governor in his dis of special cretion.
licence.
steamer
20. Every steamer to which a special licence is granted Specially under this Ordinance shall, during the continuance of such licensed Jicence, be relieved from the regulations contained in the relieved from
Fifth Schedule to this Ordinance, but nothing herein other contained shall be deemed to relieve such steamer from the regulations. operation of any part of the Act, except the regulations th
Schedule. contained in the said Schedule A thereto.
27. All emigrant ships and British emigrant ships clear- Modifi ed ing out or procceding to sea on any short or long voyage regulations for voyages shall be subject to the modified regulations contained in
of not more the Fifth Schedule to this Ordinance, which as regards than thirty such ship shall be substituted for those contained in days Schedule 4 of the Act, but nothing in this section shall be duration. deemed to relieve such ships from the operation of the Fifth Act, except so far as the same is by the said Schedule expressly modified.
PART III.
Schedule,
Provisions relating to Emigrants and their Passages. 28.-(1.) The Governor-in-Council may, subject to the lower to approval of His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State authorize labourers for the Colonies, anthorize any properly accredited agent and servants of the Government of any British possession, or of any to be en- preson resident in a British possession holding the authority gaged for and licence of the Governor thereof, to engage any speci- person in
British fied number of Asiatic artisaus, mechanics, labourers, or
possession. servants for any person resident in any British possession and to make contracts in writing in a form to be approved by the Governor-in-Council on behalf of sneh resident with the persons so engaged.
(2.) Every such contract shall be made in triplicate and one part shall be lodged in the office of the Registrar General; and such part (shall be admissible in evidence without a stamp.
(3.) Any vessel provided with a general licence may eatry any persons so engaged without thereby affecting her licence.
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