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CHINESE PASSENGERS' ACT.

to be approved by an emigration officer, enter into a bond to Her Majesty, her heirs. and successors, in the sum of one thousand pounds.

"

Now the condition of this obligation is this, that if (in respect of the ship

whereof

is master) all and every of the requirements of the said Chinese Passengers' Act, and of the regulations contained in Schedule A. to the said act, annexed, or enacted by the Legislature of Hongkong, shall be well and truly observed and performed [§ in like manner as the same ought to be observed and performed in case the said ship were a British ship, and the said subject], then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

Signed, sealed, and delivered by the above-bounden presence of

and

a British

PASSAGE FROM HONGKONG TO THE UNDERMENTIONED PLACES FOR

SHIPS PROPELLED BY SAILS IN THE MONTHS OF

(Proclamation of January 26th, 1856.)

October to

California or West Coast of"

America, North of the Equator

March.

West Coast of America,

South of the Equator... ) Sandwich Islands

New Caledonia and New Hebrides, Fiji Islands,

April to September.

[both inclusive.]

100 days. 75 days. New Zealand..

Manila Singapore

120 days. 120 days. Batavia 75 days. 56 days. Ceylon

| Madras or Calcutta

Bombay

in the

October to April to

March. September

[both inclusive.]

75 days. 90 days. 20 days. 20 days. 20 days. 45 days.

30 days.

60 days.

45 days.

70 days.

50 days.

75 days.

60 days.

80 days.

60 days. 80 days.

65 days. 85 days.

West Indies or East Coast

80 days.

of America.....

147 days. 168 days.

>

Tahiti, Society or Friend-100 days. 100 days. Mauritius or Bourbon....

ly Islands

Sydney,

Melbourne, or South Australia.......

Western Australia

Tasmania

Cape of Good Hope...

60 days. 45 days. 60 days. Great Britain or Europe......162 days. 184 days.

65 days. 80 days. Siam

20 days. 45 days.

COMPUTATION OF LENGTH OF VOYAGE IN ANY CHINESE PASSENGER SHIP FROM THE NORTHERN PORTS OF CHINA TO THE UNDERMENTIONED PLACES. (Proclamation of March 12th, 1857.)

From Shanghai and Ningpo.

From Foochow.

From Amoy.

Oct. to Apr. to Oct. to Apr. to Oct. to Apr. to Mar. Sept. Mar. Sept. Mar. | Sept.

Both inclusive. Both inclusive. Both inclusive.

To California or West Coast of America, North of

the Equator....

JJ

*

West Coast of America, South of the Equator... Sandwich Islands..

100

8820

90

70

73

70 93 73 97

100 115 115

52

74

117

117

54

74

55

New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Fiji Islands, Ta-

105 125 103

113 102

107

Sydney, Melbourne, or South Australia

65 100

62

90

61

85

Western Australia

50

80

47

70

46

65

**

Tasmania

70

100

67

70

66

85

J

22

New Zealand

Manila

,, Singapore Batavia Ceylon....

Madras or Calcutta Bombay

Mauritius or Bourbon

80

'110

77

100

76

$5

15

40

12

30

11

25

25

65

22

55

21

50

35

80

32

70

31

65

50

90

47

80

46

75

55

95

52

85

51

80

65

100

63

90

62

85

65

100

63

90

62

85

J

ور

Cape of Good Hope.

70 105

67

95

66

90

West Indies or East Coast of America

152

188 150 178 148

173

JA

"

Great Britain or Europe...

167

204 169

184

163

190

Siam

25

65

33

55

22

50

§ This clause to be inserted only in the case of a Foreign Chinese Passenger Ship.

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