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Passenger.
ship,
Short voyage
Special Licence.
Voyage from
Colony to other port
whence
emigration voyage Commences.
Cylnese
Passengers
Act 1855
"Passenger means any person who is carried or is
about to be carried in any emigrant ship [or [ ] British emigrant ship] other than the master and crew, and the owner, his family and
servants.
'Ship" includes all sea-gomg vessels : "Short voyage means any voyage, within the
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meaning of the Act, of more than 7 days duration but not exceeding 30 days dura- tion and any other voyaga which may be declared by Proclamation by the Governor to be a short voyage:
Special Licence" means a Licence granted under
section 14 of thie Ordinance.
(2.) Any emigrant ebip [or British emigrant ship] clear [ ] ing ont or proceeding to sea on any voyage to any port for the purpose of commencing at or from such port any short or long voyage shall be deemed to have cleared out or proceeded to ses upon the said last mentioned voyage from the Colony or from a port in China or within 100 miles of the coast thereof, as the case may be,
3. Save in so far as the provisions of the Act are ex- pressly modified by the provisions of this Ordinance nothing contained in the provisions of this Ordinance shall be except where deemed to effect the operation of the provisions of the Act. expressly
operative
modifie
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specifying in such notice the name, destination, and pro- bable time of departure of such ship.
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8.(1) No emigrant ship [or British emigrant ship] No emigrant shall clear out or proceed to sea on any voyage without a ship to go to certificate from the Ewigestion Officer.
BCA without
certificate.
(2.) Such certificate shall be in the form required by the Form of Act or in the case of a ship under a special licence in the Certificatu form contained in the 1st Scheduie to this Ordinance.
Schedule.
1st
[ ]
9. No emigrant ship [or British emigrant ship] shall clear No cer out or proceed to sea on any voyage and the Emigration tificate to Officer shall not graut the certificate unless the master of be granted such ship is provided with a licence under the band of the and no
emigrot Governor and the public seal of the Colony or under the ship to go to band and seal of an Emigration Officer, to be obtained in sen without manner hereinafter mentioned.
licence.
(1.)
10. AA licence grauted under the provisions of this Ordi- Licence: Different nauce may be :-
kinds of.
(4.) A General Licence granted under section 13 General.
of the Ordinance.
الجميع
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by this
Ordinance.
Legislation specially authorized
4.(1) The provisions of this Ordinance respecting ships carrying emigrants and respecting the treatment of such emigrants therein while at sea shall be deemed to be regulations made under section 2 of the Act in substitution Substitution for the Regulations contained in Schedule A to the said of provisions Act.
by the Act.
of Ordinance
for Schedule
A of Act:
ia, the
regulations
as to ships ani
emigrants.
Substitution
in certain CAB08,
of special forro of Emigration Officer's Certificate for Schedule
B of Act.
Substitution
in certain Cases]
of a [special]
form of Bond
ship.
(2.) The form of Emigration Officer's Certificate con- tained in the 1st Schedule of this Ordinance shall in the Case of my ship under special licence be substituted for the form of the Emigration Officer's Certificate contained in Schedule B to the Act.
(3.) The form of Bond contained in the 2nd Schedule
to this Ordinance shall be anbstituted for the form of Bond [] contained in Schedule C to the Act.
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Sabituted for 551 bate y para bod
Asiatre
for Schedule
of Act.
Exemption of Asiatics travelling
1st or
2nd class on Mail or'ather approved
Master of
5. Nothing contained in the provisions of this Ordi- nauco shall be deemed in the case of any ship which is being regularly employed in the conveyance of public mails under contract with the Government of the State or Colony for which such mails are carried or of any other ship which is approved by the Governor us a 1st class ship to apply to passengers who being natives of Asia are tra velling or are about to travel on the same terms as non- Asiatic passengers in the 1st class of any such ship or in the 1st [and] 2nd class of any such ship if such ship carries or more than 2 classes of passengers,
PART II.
Provisions relating to Ships carrying Emigrants.
6. The massor of every ship arriving within the waters emigrant of the Colony with more than 20 emigrants on board ship to report or intended for carrying from the Colony more than 20 ship's arrival in waters of emigrants shall, within 24 hours from the arrival of his Colony. ship, report such arrival to the Emigration Officer.
Notice of
TOTEC to
be given to Emigration Officer.
7. The owners or charterers of any emigrant ship [or British emigrant ship] about to proceed on any voyage, or, if they are absent, their respective agents, shall, as soon a such ship is laid on for the conveyance of emigrants, give notice in writing of the fact to the Emigration Officer
intended
[ ]
outport
Kother than
of
(6.) A Special Licence granted under section 14 Special.
of this Ordinance.
(e) An Outport Licence granted under section 12 Outport.
of this Ordinance.
(2.) Such licences shall be in the respective forms con Forms of
tained in the 11th schedule to this Ordinance.
Borner: 11th Schedule.
11. Whenever any emigrant ship is about to proceed to General or sea from the Colony on any long or short voyage the Special owners or charterers of such ship, or, if they are absent licence: from the Colony, their respective agents, shall, before such lime and
mode of ap- ship is laid on for the conveyance of emigrants, apply in plication for. writing to the Colonial Secretary for a licence ander the band of the Governor and the public seal of the Colony for the conveyance of such cigrants.
time and
12. Whenever any [British] emigrant ship, which is not Catport provided with a licence covering her intended voyage, is licence: about to proceed with emigrants from any port in China, mode of ap or within 100 miles of the coust thereof, A on any plication for. short voyage, the owners or charterers of such ship,
a part in the
or, if they are absent, their respective agents, shall, Colony
before such ship is laid on for the conveyance of emigrants, Honghong, apply in writing to the Emigration Officer at such port for
licence under his haud and seal for the conveyance of such emigrants ou the intended voyage only.
power of
13. The Governor may grant to any vessel a general General licence for any period, or for any number of voyages or for licence: between A a voyages [to and from] any specified port A, on the con- Governoz
dition that the vessel provided with such licence shall carry to grant only free emigrants].
power of
14. The Governor may grant a special licence for any Special period aut exceeding 12 mouths, or for any number of licence: A between voyages to be performed within 12 months, A to any Governor ship which is being regularly employed in the conveyance to grant, of public mails under contract with the Government of the State or Colony for which such maile are carried, or to any other ship which is approved by the Governor ag a let class chip.
any
specified
ports,
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[15. The grant of a general licence under the provisions [General of section 13 of this Ordinance shall be subject to the licence: following conditions:—
(a) The grant shall be in the absolute discretion
of the Governor.
(b) The master of the ship in respect of which Application is made for a licence shall with 2 sufficient suretics to be approved by an Emigra tion Officer enter into a joint and several bond in the sum of 1,000 pounds sterling to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successore in the form contained in the 2nd Schedule to this Ordi- hatice.
(c.) The owners or abarterers of the ship in respect
of which application is made for a feence or, if they are absent from the Colony, their respect- ive agents, shall farnish all particulars, accord-
conditions
of grant of.]
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