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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 ars, 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 mouths and to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.

15. The Governor may, in his discretion, grant 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 shall carry only free Asiatic emigrants except as herc- inafter mentione 1.

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 be prescribed licence in under instructions from the Secretary of State.

Colony.

Officer's

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 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 each 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 the period within which such ship shall clear out and pro- etc.

of departure, ceed to sea: Provided always that it shall be lawful for the Governor or the Emigration Officer whe granted the licence from time to time to extend such period.

master or

19. In case it is shown, to the satisfaction of the Goy- Power to ernor-in-Council, at any time before the departure of any remove emigrant ship or British emigrant ship proceeding on any 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 cause, it shall be lawful for the Governor, by order under his hand, 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 forth with 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,-

any

Power to revoke aud

(1.) if it appears, to the satisfaction of the Governor cancel

or of the Emigration Officer granting the licence in licence, at any time before the departure of 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 proceed to sea 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 fail 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 respect of such ship, and to order that the said ship be seized and detained until her emigration papers (if already granted) are delivered up to be cancelled.

21. The breach of any condition of a licence granted Breach of under any preceding section shall be deemed a breach of a condition of regulation within the meaning of sections 2 and 7 of the Act.

licence.

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