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inspection are all brought together in llections 23/29.

(b) Provisions relating to "Passage Brokers". There is little

difference between these provisions and thone which evistad

under the Aaiatio Emigration Crdinance, 1899 and its amending

Ordinances.

(c) Provisions as to Endgration Boarding, houses.

The name remarks apply here as are Linde win regard to para-

-graph (b) above.

Fort. IV. - Fenal i'rovisione. The Ponal provisions of the

Bill have all been brought together in Sections 46/bb.

purt V -igcollaneous. These are more or less Formal Section

Po principal differences walan oxist betweon the provisions

of the sill a of the chinese Asigration uruinango, 1899 and its Amending rdinances are as follows:-

(a). All references to contract ei rants are omittod in sne

Bill beonuse Contract Migration is now a thing of tho

past.

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(b).A number of Sections of the Chinese Maigration Ordinance 1099 relative to illegal or prohibifed fittings are omitted in wo bill because it is thought that t oss pro- -visions are now unnecessary and out of date. (c).The classificution of voyages is clearly marked by their

division into two simple categorich, namely, "long" and "short". The obligations which a snip is compelled to wiertake towards engranta depend primarily upon whether she is proceeding on the "long" or "short" vuyło. (d).The provisions of the Bill rolative to medical require-

-munte and the l'enal provisions are grouped up respective- -ly in a more convenient for than in the Chinese

Migration Ordinance, 1899.

A detailed Tabulated comparison of the Old

Ordinance and the lew Bill is attached hereto.

(Su.) John A. Jacknáll,

Attorney-General.

7th. August, 1913.