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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1888.

The words "Upper passenger between deck" means the deck beneath the weather deck.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Law

relating to Chinese Passenger Ships, and the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants.

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HEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to Chinese passenger ships, and the conveyance of Chinese emigrants: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :—

PRELIMINARY.

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes us The Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 188

2. In the interpretation of this Ordinance :—

The term Chinese Passenger Ship, shall include every ship carrying from any port in Hongkong, and every British ship carrying from any port in China, or within one hundred miles of the coast thereof, more than twenty passengers being natives of Asia; The term Fittings shall include any article capable of being used as part of the tackle, apparel, furniture, or equipment of a ship; The expression Prohibited Fittings shall mean any fittings prohibited by this Ordinance, or by a Proclamation of the Governor;

The expression Emigration Officer shall include any person deputed or authorized by the Emigration Officer to execute any power or perform any duty vested in or imposed upon him by this Ordinance; The word Colony shall include all Her Majesty's Possessions abroad not being under the Govern- ment of the Viceroy of India;

The word 'Governor shall signify the person for the time being lawfully administering the Government of such Colony;

The term British Consul shall include any person lawfully exercising Consular authority on behalf of Her Majesty in any foreign port; The word Ship shall include all sea-going vessels; The word Building, in relation to a ship, shall include the doing any act towards or incidental to the construction of a ship, and all words having rela- tion to building shall be construed accordingly; The word Equipping, in relation to a ship, shall include the furnishing a ship with any tackle, apparel, furniture, provisions, arms, munitions, or stores, or any other thing which is used in or about a ship for the purpose of fitting or adapting her for the sea, and all words relating to equipping shall be construed accordingly;

The words Ship and Equipment, shall include a ship

and everything in or belonging to a ship. The term Commander or Master of any Ship shall include any person for the time being in command or charge of the same.

Definition of a voyage within "The Chinese Passengers Act."

3. Any Chinese passenger ship clearing out or proceeding to. sea from any port in this Colony, or in China, or within The words "Lower a hundred miles of the coast thereof, on any voyage or passenger between voyages to any other port or ports for the purpose of deck" means the deck commencing at or from any such port or ports as last next beneath the aforesaid a voyage of more than seven days' duration shall Upper passenger be deemed to have cleared out or proceeded to sea upon the between deck." said last mentioned voyage from the said first mentioned port within the meaning of "The Chinese Passengers Act, 1855,"

4. Voyage of not more than 30 days' duration shall mean and include any voyage which in pursuance of the 3rd section of "The Chinese Passengers Act, 1855," is for the time being declared to be a voyage of not more than thirty days' duration.

PART I.

REGULATIONS UNDER "THE CHINESE PASSENGERS ACT."

5. The owners or charterers of every Chinese passenger ship, or if absent from the Colony their respective agents, shall as soon as such ship is laid on for the conveyance of Chinese emigrants give notice in writing of the fact to the Emigration Officer specifying in such notice the name, destination and probable time of departure of such ship, and in all cases where such intending emigrants are under

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Short title.

Interpretation clause. F18 & 19 Vic. c. 104. No. 5 of 1874 s. 2.]

[Ibid, sec. 2.]

[Ibid. sec. 2.]

[[bid, sec. 2.]

[18 & 19 Vic.

G. 101. No. 5 of 1874 suc. 1.]

[Ibid. sec. 1.]

[bit. sec. 1.j

[Ibid, sec 1.]

[No. 5 of 1874 s. 15.]

[1bid B. 15.]

[[bit s. 19.]

Definition of voyage.

[No. 5 of 1874

B. 3.]

Definition of voyage of 30 tinys. [No. I of 1878 8.2.j

Notice of ship being laid on asa Chinose Passenger ship to be given to Emigration Officer.

No. 5 of 1874 S. 4.

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