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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.
3. When the articles above mentioned are stowed away, the Emigration Officer will, if necessary, cause the hatches, &c. to be sealed down. These seals must not be broken until the ship is beyond the waters of the Colony.
4. Emigration under contract of service is prohibited unless the ship shall be proceeding to a British Colony.
5. When a ship is about to convey Chinese Passengers, the Master is to notify the Emigration Officer, in writing, to that effect, naming the Licensed Passage Broker authorised to issue Passage Tickets, and forwarding at the same time a copy of the Government Surveyor's Certificate of Measurement.
6. The vessel will then be inspected by the Emigration Officer, who will pass or reject her as he shall see fit.
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7. When the vessel is passed, the Agent or Charterer will make the usual application for a Licence, on a form to be obtained at this Office, and if granted, the Master with two approved Sureties must attend at the Emigration Office and execute the Bond required under Section IV of "The Chinese Passengers' Act." In the case of a vessel proceeding on a voyage under the provisions of Section VIII, a Licence is not required.
8. When the ship's voyage is approved, she is to be fitted with such berths, booby hatches, ladders, hospital, privies, &c., as may be directed by the Emigration Officer.
9. If the vessel is to carry Female Passengers, a place separated from the Male Passengers must be appropriated to their use, conveniences for them being placed aft.
10. Between the bunks of married couples, there must be a division board not less than 22 inches high.
11. When the provisions are taken in, they must not be stowed away without the sanction of the Emigration Officer, who will not pass, (in vessels about to proceed on voyages of over thirty (30) days' duration,) any Chinese preserved Beef or Pork; nor Fish cured with their entrails remaining in them.
12. The water should be taken on board at an early period to admit of the casks taking up. 13. The Master will make arrangements with his Passage Broker for providing his vessel with properly qualified Surgeons and Interpreters, one of each being required for every Two hundred (200) Passengers, but in the event of an European or American Surgeon being engaged for the voyage, only one Surgeon is needed. Chinese Doctors must undergo an examination at Canton as to their qualifications.
14. If the vessel is a Steamer, she must be supplied with such quantity and quality of Coals as the Emigration Officer shall direct, and a certificate must be produced that the Engines and Boilers are in good condition for the contemplated voyage.
15. If the vessel is fitted with an approved Distilling Apparatus, she may carry a reduced quantity of water in casks or tanks.
16. When the ship is ready to receive the Passengers on board, the Passage Broker will bring a written notice to that effect from the Master, when a time will be fixed for the attendance of the Passengers at the Emigration Office to have their Contracts or Passage Tickets (as the case may be) signed, and explained to them by the Emigration Officer.
17. The Passengers will then embark, and when the Master shall have satisfied himself that they are all on board, he is to report to that effect. The Emigration Officer will muster the l'assengers and make a final inspection of the ship.
18. The
papers to be lodged with the Einigration Officer before Clearance will be granted, are:— (a.) Government Surveyor's Certificate of Measurement and Seaworthiness. (b.) When required, Engineer Surveyor's Certificate as to condition of Boilers and Engines, quantity and quality of Coals on board, description of Condensing Apparatus and quantity of fresh water it is capable of producing daily. The Condensing Apparatus must be of such a description as the Board of Trade may, from time to time, approve. (c.) List of Provisions and Medicines in duplicate. This list will contain a declaration to be made by the Master that the several articles therein mentioned are on board and securely and safely stowed.
(d.) Certificate of Medical Inspector of Emigrants that he has examined Crew, Passengers
and Medicines.
(e.) Passenger List in duplicate, with summary attached, specifying the numbers respectively
of Passengers and Crew.
(f.) If the vessel is proceeding on a voyage of over thirty (30) days' duration, Certificate from Colonial Surgeon, vouching for the competency of the Surgeon or Surgeons. (g.) Master's Certificate relative to Chinese Doctor (provided he fails in securing an
European or American Surgeon for a reasonable remuneration).
NOTE. Chinese Cooks, Stewards, Interpreters, and Doctors are included in the total number of Passengers which the ship is certified to carry. Four Cooks and Stewards are required for every 100 Passengers.
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