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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH JANUARY, 1889.
37. Every emigration passage broker who shall contract with any intending emigrant for a passage in any ship shall forthwith give notice in writing to the Emigration Officer of every such contract, specifying the name, age and sex of such emigrant and the name of such ship.
38. All violations or disobediences of, or defaults in compliance with, the provisions of sections 27, 31, 32, 33 and 34 shall be hoard and determined in a summary way; and on conviction of such offences, the respective offenders shall be sentenced to pay the several penalties, or in default of the payment thereof, to suffer the several terms of impri- sonment respectively hereinafter specified:--
(a.) For every offence against section 27, a fine not
exceeding four hundred dollars, or imprisonment - for a term not exceeding six months,
(b.) For every offence against section 31, a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six weeks.
(c.) For every offence against section 32, a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months. (d.) For every offence committed by a passage broker against sec. 33, a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
(c.) For every offence against section 34, a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months.
Hospital and Medical Inspection.
39. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint, at a salary not execeding two thousand dollars per annum, a medical officer whose duty it shall be to inspect intending emigrants and to supervise all matters and things in any way relating to the comfort and well-being of such emigrants before their departure and on their voyage, and such salary shall be in lieu of all fees.
40. (1.) In every Chinesepassenger ship, except ships abont to proceed on a voyage of not more than thirty days' duration within the meaning of section 46 of this Ordinance, thère shall be a sufficient space properly divided off to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer at the port of clearance, to be used exclusively as a hospital or sick bay for the passengers; this space shall be either under the poop, or in the round-house, or in any deck-house which shall be properly built and secured to the satisfaction of such Emigra- tion Officer, or on the upper passenger deck, and not elsewhere, and shall in no case be of less dimensions than eighteen clear superficial feet for every fifty passengers which the ship shall carry. Every such hospital shall be fitted with bed places, and supplied with proper beds, bedding, and utensils, to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer at the port of clearance, and shall throughout the voyage be kept so fitted and supplied.
(2.) In the measurement of the passenger decks, for the purpose of determining the number of passengers to be carried in any such Chinese passenger ship, the space for the hospital shall be included.
41. No Chinese passenger ship shall clear out or proceed to sea on any voyage of more than seven days' duration, until the proper medical officer as provided shall have certified to the Emigration Officer, and the said Emigration Officer shall not grant his certificate unless he is satisfied, that none of the passengers or crew appear by reascu of any bodily or mental disease, uufit to proceed or likely to endanger the health or safety of other persons about to proceed in such vessel; and a medical inspection of the passengers for the purposes of giving such certificate shall take place either on board the vessel, or, at the discretion of the said Emigration Officer, at such time and on shore, before embarkation, as he may appoint; and the master, owner, or charterer of the ship, shall pay to the Emigration Officer a sum at the rate of twenty-five current dollars, for every hundred persons so examined, aud such Emigration Officer shall pay the same into the treasury to the use of the Crown.
42. The medical inspection of emigrants under contracts of service shall take place on shore before embarkation as well as on board the said ship after embarkation and the Emigra- tion Officer shall not grant the certificate required by "The Chinese Passengers Act 1855," unless he shall be satisfied that such double inspection has been duly made, or has been dispensed with by the sanction of the Governor.
Notice of every contract with emigrants to be given to Emigration Officer. [Ibid. subs. 10.]
Penalties for offences.
[Thid. subs. 11.]
Governor authorized to appoint a medical
officer. [Ord. 5 of
1874 s. 7 subs. 3.1
Hospital ne~ commodation to be provided. [Ibid. subs. 1.j
and properly fitted up.
Space for hospital to be included in measurement
of capacity for passengers. [Ibid. subs. 2.]
Modical ǝxamination before sailing. [Ibid. subs. 4.3
Medical inspection of exuigrants under contract of service. [Ibid. suba. 5.]
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