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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

Published by Authority.

No. 49.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER, 1877.

VOL. XXIII.

No. 231.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Letter, received from the Government of Queensland, together with the précis of "The Chinese Immigrants Regulation Act of 1877" of that Colony, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th November, 1877.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

QUEENSLAND,

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, BRISBANE, 4th October, 1877.

SIR,I have the honor to forward herewith copy of "An Act to regulate the Immigration of "Chinese and to make provision against their becoming a charge upon the Colony," which has lately come into operation here.

Six copies of a short précis of this Act are also herewith enclosed and I hope that you will kindly give such publicity as you conveniently can to this information, as it is desirable that shippers and other persons concerned in the Chinese Passenger trade should be acquainted with the conditions applied to it by this Government.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

The Honourable

The Acting Colonial Secretary,

SO...

&c., HONGKONG.

&c.,

WM. MILES.

SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS

INTITULED "THE CHINESE ?

Clause 2 provides that the master of every ves entry at the Customs, deliver to the Collector, or Penalty for default not exceeding two hundred po

AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE OF QUEENSLAND,

IGRANTS REGULATION ACT OF 1877.”

ng Chinese on board shall, immediately on arrival and before rincipal officer of Customs, a list of Chinese passengers on board.

Clause 3 provides that, if any vessel shall ari.. ny port in Queensland having on board a greater number of Chinese passengers than in the proportion of one to ev....... ten tons of the tonnage of such vessel, according to the registry thereof if British, and if not, then according to the measurement defined by "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," the owner, charterer, or master of such vessel shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds for each Chinese passenger so carried in excess.

Clause 4 provides that, before making entry at the Customs, the master of the vessel shall pay to the Collector, or other principal officer, ten pounds for every Chinese passenger about to be landed. Penalty for neglecting this provision not exceeding twenty pounds per head, in addition to the said sum of ten pounds, together with forfeiture and condemnation of vessel.

Clause 5 provides that every Chinese arriving otherwise than by sea, shall pay a sum of ten pounds.

Clause 6 provides that the officer receiving this amount of ten pounds shall, without demand, forthwith hand to the Chinese immigrant a certificate of the payment of such sum.