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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1882.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 48.

CHINESE EMIGRATION FROM HONGKONG.

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The following Act of the Imperial Parliament for the Regulation of Chinese Passenger Ships, together with the Ordinances now in force, Proclamations and Regulations under it, with copies or extracts of correspondence or documents bearing on the subject of Contract Emigration, have been laid before the Legislative Council.

By His Excellency's Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th February, 1882.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No 12.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It having been notified in the London Gazette of August 17th, 1855, that "the Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855” has received the Royal Assent, His Excellency The Governor is pleased to direct the publication of the same for general information.

This Act will therefore be enforced from this date, and the Emigration Officer has been instructed accordingly.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th January, 1856،

ANNO DECIMO OCTAVO & DECIMO NONO VICTORIE REGINA.

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary,

CAP. CIV.

An Act for the Regulation of Chinese Passenger Ships.

WHEREA

[14th August, 1855.]

HEREAS Abuses have occurred in conveying Emigrants from Ports in the Chinese Seas: And whereas it is expedient to prevent such Abuses: Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Terms berein men-

I. In the Construction of this Act_the_ Term "Chinese Passenger Ship" shall Definition of certain include every Ship carrying from any port in Hong Kong, and every British Ship carrying tioned." from any port in China or within One hundred Miles of the Coast thereof, more than Twenty Passengers, being Natives of Asia; the Word "Colony" shall include all Her Majesty's Possessions abroad not being under the Government of the East India Company; the Word "Governor" shall signify the Person for the Time being lawfully administering the Government of such Colony; the Term "Legislature of Hong Kong shall signify the Governor and Legislative Council or other Legislative Authority of the same for the Time being; the Word "Ship" shall include all Sea-going Vessels; the Terms Commander" and "Master" of any Ship shall include any Person for the Time being in command or charge of the same; the Term "Emigration Officer" shall include every Person lawfully acting as Emigration Officer, Immigration Agent or Protector of Emigrants, and every Person authorized by the Governor of any British Colony to carry out the Provisions of this Act; and the Term “British Consul" shall include every Person lawfully exercising Consular Authority on behalf of Her Majesty in any Foreign Port.

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