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Title.

Preamble.

Short title.

Interpretation clause.

[18 & 19 Vic.. e. 104.)

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1882.

[Ord, 3 of 1873, sec. 2.]

[Ibid.]

[ Ibid.]

[18 & 19 Vic... e. 104.]

[[bid]

{Ibid.]

[Ibid.] [Ibid.]

Definition of voyage.

[Ord. 9 of 1856,

see. 3.}

No. 5 OF 1874.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Chinese Passenger Ships, and the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants.

[7th September, 1874.] THEREAS 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,

I. This Ordinance may be cited for a purposes as Consolidation Ordinance, 1874."

II. In the interpretation of this Ordinance:-

(As amended by Ord. 6 of 1879, sec. II.)

"The Chinese Emigration

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 prohib-

ited 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 Government of the Viceroy of India;

The word Governor" shall signify the person for the time being law- fully 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 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."

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

Notice of ship being

passenger ship to be

PART I.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CHINESE PASSENGERS' Acr."

Notice of passenger ship being laid on the berth.

IV. The owners or charterers of every Chinese passenger ship, or if absent from laid on as a Chinese the Colony their respective agents, shall as soon as such ship is laid on for the convey- given to Emigration ance 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 contracts of service, of the depôt or depôts in which such intending emigrants are lodging or intended to be lodged before einbarkation.

Officer. [Ord. 12 of 1868, sec. 5.]