THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH NOVEMBER, 1888. 1051
posed, or in or towards payment of the expense of the pro- ceedings; and subject to such directions or specific applica- tions as aforesaid, all penalties recovered in the United Kingdom shall be paid into the receipt of Her Majesty's Exchequer in such manner as the Treasury may direct, and shall be carried to and form part of the consolidated fund of the United Kingdom; and all penalties recovered in any British possession shall be paid over into the public treasury of such possession, and form part of the public revenue thereof.
15. In any legal proceedings taken under this Act, or in respect of the bond hereinbefore required, any document purporting to be the written declaration of any British Consul, or of the commander of any of Her Majesty's ships of war, or to be a copy of the proceedings of any court of justice, shall without any proof of signature be received in evidence, in case it shall appear that such copy or declara- tion, if produced in the United Kingdom, was officially transmitted to one of Her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, or if produced in any colony, was officially trans- mitted to the Governor thereof. Provided always, that no person making such written declaration as aforesaid shall be capable of receiving a share of any penalty or forfeiture which shall be procured by such written declaration.
16. This Act may be cited for any purpose whatever under the name of the "Chinese Passengers Act, 1855."
17. This Act shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's confirmation of the same has been proclaimed in Hongkong by the Governor thereof.
SCHEDULES.
(A.)
REGULATIONS RESPECTING CHINESE PASSENGER SHIPS,
*Note.---The wilful and fraudulent breach of any of these regu- latious by the person in charge of any Chinese passenger ship is punishable by forfeiture of the ship, and every person concerned in such breach is liable to a fine of one hundred pounds for each offence.
I. No Chinese passenger ship shall clear out or proceed to sea on any voyage of more than seven days' duration without a certificate from an emigration officer, and such certificate shall be in the form provided by the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855.
II. No cuigration officer shall be bound to give such certificate in respect of any Chinese passenger ship till seven days after receiv- ing notice that the ship is to carry passengers, and of her destination. and of her proposed day of sailing, nor unless there are on board a surgeon and interpreter approved by such emigration officer.
III. After receiving such notice, the emigration officer shall be at liberty at all times to enter and inspect the ship, and the fittings, provisions, and stores therein, and any person impeding him in such entry or inspection, or refusing to allow of the same, shall be liable to a fine of not more than one hundred pounds for each offence.
IV. The emigration officer shall not give his certificate unless he must be satisfied,-
1. That the ship is seaworthy, and properly manned, equipped, fitted, and ventilated; and has not on board any cargo likely, from its quality, quantity, or mode of stowage, to prejudice the health or safety of the passengers:
2. That the space appropriated to the passengers in the between decks contains at the least twelve superficial and seventy-two cubical Feet of space for every adult on board; that is to say, for every pas- senger above twelve years of age, and for every two passengers between the age of one year and twelve years:
3. That a space of five superficial feet per adult is left clear on the upper deck for the use of the passengers:
4. That provisions, fuel, and water have been placed on board, of good quality, properly packed, and sufficient to supply the pas. sengers on board during the declared duration of the intended voyage- according to the following scale:----
DIETARY SCALET
Rice,
Salt Beef,
Salt Pork,
Salt Fish,
tb 13 per diem.
Ibon alternate
lays.
Ibon alternate
days.
Imperial qts. 3 a day,
Fresh Beef, or Mutton in tins,
Salted Vegetables,
Pickles,
Fresh Vegetables, as Yams, Pumpkins, &c.,
Water,.
Firewood,.
Tea,
Lime or Lemon Juice aud Sugar,
lbs. 2 a day. oz. a day. oz. 2 a week.
Note. Fresh Vegetables to be issued during the first month of the voyage only, unless the master shall obtain a fresh supply en route, when these articles may be again supplied in the above pro- portion.
* See Proclaination 18, 1th February, 1895.
As altered by, Proclamation, Ist November, 1872.
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