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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH JANUARY, 1889.
It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council or the Emi- gration Officer to revoke the licence granted by him in respect of such Chinese passenger ship, and to order that the said ship be seized and detained until her emigration papers (if already granted) be delivered up to be cancelled.
18. The breach of any condition of a licence granted under any preceding section shall be deemed a breach of a regulation respecting Chinese passenger ships within the meaning of section II of "The Chinese Passengers Act, 1855."
19. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to apply the whole or any part of the penalties recoverable under section V of "The Chinese Passengers Act, 1855," for the non-observance or non-performance of the regu- lations made under this Ordinance or the said Act towards the expenses of reconveying to their homes emi- grants, who had intended or were intending to proceed in any vessel whose licence shall have been revoked in manner hereiubefore provided.
20. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the forms of Emigration Officer's certificate and of the master's bond con- tained in the schedules Band C hereto shall be substituted for the forms respectively contained in schedules B and C, to “The Chinese Passengers Act, 1855," annexed.
21. The Governor in Council may, in his discretion, and on payment of a fee of five dollars, grant a special licence for any period not exceeding twelve months, or for any number of voyages to be performed within twelve months, to any steamer which is regularly employed in the convey- ance of public mails under an existing contract with the Government of the State or Colony for which such mails are carried, or to any other steamer which is approved by the Governor as a first class steamer. Such special licence shall authorize the steamer named therein to carry a limited number of free Chinese passengers upon voyages of not more than thirty days' duration between ports to be speci- fied in the licence under and subject to the regulations con- tained in the schedule D hereto.
The number of passengers to be carried shall be inserted in the licence, and shall in no case exceed one passenger for every ten tons of the registered tonnage of such steamer, 22. The Governor in Council may, if he think fit, annex any special conditions to the granting of any special licence applied for under this Ordinance, and may cause such special conditions to be specified in the licence: Provided the same shall not be contrary to or inconsistent with "The Chinese Passengers Act 1855,” or this Ordinance.
23. A special licence granted under this Ordinance may, at any time, be cancelled by the Governor in Council in his discretion.
24. Every steamer to which a special licence is granted under this Ordinance shall, during the continuance of such licence, be relieved from the regulations contained in sche- dule I hereto, but nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve such steamer from the operation of any part of "The Chinese Passengers Act 1855," except the regulations in the said schedule A thereto.
25. The breach of any regulation contained in the schedule D hereto, or of any condition of a special licence, shall be deemed to be a breach of a regulation respecting Chinese passenger ships within the meaning of “The Chi- nese Passengers Act 1855."
26. Whosoever impedes the Emigration Officer in the execution or performance of any of the powers or duties vested in or imposed upon him by this Ordinance, or any regulation thereunder, shall be liable on conviction in a summary way to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars for each offence, for which no other punishment is provided.
Emigration Passage Brokers.
27. No person shall act as a passenger broker, or in procuring passengers for, or in the sale or letting of passages in any Chinese passenger ship, unless he shall, with two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Emigration Officer, have entered into a joint and several bond in the sum of five thousand current dollars, to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, according to the form contained in schedule E hereto, which bond shall be renewed on each occasion of obtaining such licence as hereinafter mentioned, and shall be deposited with the Emigration Officer; nor unless such person shall have obtained a licence to let or sell passages,
Breach of condition of licence. [Ibid. sec. 2 subs. 12.]
Application of penalty for breach of this Ordinance recoverable
The
under Chinese Passengers Act. 1855,"
[/bid. sec. 2 subs. 13.]
Form of Emigration Officer's certificate, and of the master's bond. [Lund, sec. 8.
Grant of special itcence to first cla98 steamers, &c., sirbject to regularlon in schedule. EN. 1 of 1878 8.3.]
Power 10 annex special conditions to grant of licence. [Ibid. sec. 4.]
Cancellation
of licence. [Ibid. sec. 5.]
Licensed steamers
relieved from other regulations. [Ibid sec. 6.]
Breach of regulations or conditions. [【bid, sec. 7]
Inspecting Emigration Officer. [Ibid.]
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No person to passage broker without
having, entered into a bond and obtained a licence.
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