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3. Deck passengers may be carried, at seasons allowed Conditions by law, on such conditions as inay from time to time be as to car- prescribed under instructions from one of His Majesty's riage of deck. Principal Secretaries of State, and, until and subject to passengers.. such instructions, on the conditions following :-

(1.) a suitable awning with screens shall be pro- vided on deck, sufficient for the protection of the passengers from the sun and from rain : (2.) the space appropriated to such deck passengers shall contain at the least sixteen superficial feet for every adult, that is to say, for every passenger above twelve years of age and for every two passengers between the ages of one and twelve years; and

(3.) in case deck passengers are carried in addition to other passengers for whom accommodation between decks is provided, the space to be appropriated for deck passengers shall be reck- oned exclusively of the space of four superfical feet per adult required to be left clear on the upper deck for the use of such other passengers.

4. The following conditions as to provisions shall be Conditions observed:

as to provi- sions.

•

Provisions, fuel, and water shall be placed on board, of good quality, properly packed, and sufficient for the use and consumption of the passengers, over and above the victualling of the crew, during the intended voyage, according to the following scale :---

For every passenger per diem not less than-

Rice or bread stuffs,

Dried salt fish,

and

lbs,

.0

do.

07.

Chinese condiments an curry stuff,.1

Fresh vegetables, which will keep

for short voyages, such as sweet

Firewood,

potatoes, turnips, carrots, and pumpkins,.

Water, (to be carried in tanks or

sweet casks),.

.1

lbs.

2

do.

.1 gallon.

or according to a scale at least equivalent to

the foregoing.

Officer.

5.-(1.) The Emigration Officer may at any time ente" Powers of and inspect the ship and the accommodation, provisions, Emigration and stores provided for the Asiatic passengers, and may. require the master or any other person to produce the licence and the ship's papers for his inspection, and, if he thinks necessary after inspecting the ship's papers, he may -muster and inspect the Asiatic passengers.

(2.) If in any such case the Emigration Officer discovers that the number of passengers on board or intended to be carried upon that voyage excccds the number authorized by the licence, or that any condition of the licence or any of these Regulations has been broken, he may detain the ship until the passengers in excess of the legal number are landed or until the condition of the licence or the regulation in question is fully complied with, and he shall forthwith report the circumstances to the Governor.

6. The master of every British ship shall, on demand, Production produce his emigration papers to the British Consul at any of emigra- dort to which the licence extends, or, in case such port is tion papers in is Majesty's Dominious, to any officer appointed or at port of authorized by the local Government in that behalf.

THE FIFTH SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS RESPECTING ASIATIC EMIGRANT SHIPS PROCEEDING ON VOYAGES OF NOT MORE THAN

THIRTY DAYS DURATION.

destination.

Sections 26 and 27.

without

1. No emigraut ship or British emigrant ship shall clear Prohibition. oat or proceed to sea on any short or long voyage as defined of ship by the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1912, unless the mas- departing ter thereof has receive! from an Emigration Officer a copy certificate. of these Regulations and a certificate in the form in the Schedule to these Regulations, nor until the master has entered into the bond in the form set out in the Second Schedule to the said Ordinance.