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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH MAY, 1874.

house which shall be properly built and secured to the Satisfac- tion of such Emigration Officer, or on the upper Passenger Deck, and not elsewhere, and shall in no Case be of less Dimensions than Eighteen clear Superficial Feet for every Fifty Passengers and properly which the Ship shall carry. Every such Hospital shall be fitted with Bed Places, and supplied with proper Beds, Bedding, and Utensils, to the Satisfaction of the Emigration Officer at the Port of Clearance, and shall throughout the Voyage be kept so fitted and supplied.

fitted up.

Space for Hos- pital to be included in

2. In the Measurement of the Passenger Decks, for the Pur- pose of determining the Number of Passengers to be carried in Measurement any such Chinese Passenger Ship, the Space for the Hospital of Capacity for shall be included.

Passengers.

[Ibid, Sec. 2.]

Officer.

Governor au- 3. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint, at a Salary thorized to ap- not exceeding Two thousand Dollars per Annum, a Medical Officer point a Medical whose Duty it shall be to inspect intending Emigrants and to [Ord. 12 of supervise all Matters and Things in any way relating to the 1868, Sec. 9.] Comfort and Well-being of such Emigrants before their Departure and on their Voyage, and such Salary shall be in lieu of all Fees.

Medical

[Ord. 6 of 1859, Sec. 3.]

4. No Chinese Passenger Ship shall clear out or proceed to Examination Sea on any Voyage of more than Seven Days Duration, until before sailing. the proper Medical Officer as provided shall have certified to the Emigration Officer, and the said Emigration Officer shall not grant his Certificate unless he is satisfied, that none of the Passengers or Crew appear, by reason of any bodily or mental Disease, unfit to proceed or likely to endanger the Health or Safety of other Persons about to proceed in such Vessel; and a Medical Inspection of the Passengers for the Pur- poses of giving such Certificate shall take place either on board the Vessel, or, at the Discretion of the said Emigration Officer, at such Time and Place on Shore, before Embarkation, as he may appoint; and the Master, Owner, or Charterer of the Ship, shall pay to the Emigration Officer a Sum at the Rate of Twenty-five current Dollars, for every Hundred Persons so ex- amined, and such Emigration Officer shall pay the same into the Treasury to the Use of the Crown.

Medical

Inspection

5. The Medical Inspection of Emigrants under Contracts of Ser- of Emigrants vice shall take place on Shore before Embarkation as well as on under Contract board the said Ship after Embarkation, and the Emigration Officer shall not grant the Certificate required by " "The Chinese Passengers' 1868, Sec. 10.] Act, 1855" unless he shall be satisfied that such double Ins- pection has been duly made, or has been dispensed with by the Sanction of the Governor.

of Service. [Ord. 12 of

No Emigrant 6. It shall not be lawful for any Emigrant under Contract to embark or of Service to embark in any Chinese Passenger Ship or for be received on the Master or other Person on board of a Chinese Passenger board without Ship to permit any such Emigrant to embark therein, unless such [Ibid,Sec.11.] Emigrant shall produce an Embarkation Permit from the Emi-

a Permit.

Emigration Officer to ap- point Time for Medical Ins- pection after Embarkation. [Ibid,Sec.12.]

Chinese Medi-

gration Officer, who shall not grant the same unless he shall be satisfied that such Emigrant has undergone on Shore the Medical Inspection required by Law to be made before Embarkation.

7. The Medical Inspection of Emigrants required to be made after their Embarkation in any Chinese Passenger Ship shall take place at such Time as the Emigration Officer shall appoint.

8. Any Chinese Medical Practitioner properly qualified to the cal Practi- Satisfaction of the Colonial Surgeon shall be eligible with Ap- tioners may be proval of the Governor for the Office of Surgeon of a Chinese Surgeons of

Passenger Ship within the Terms of Schedule A of "The Chinese senger Ships. Passengers' Act, 1855."

Chinese Pas-

[Ibid, Sec.14.]

Moditied

not more than

Regulations for Voyages of not more than

Thirty Days Duration.

VIII. All Ships clearing out or proceeding to Sea upon Regulations Voyages of not more than Thirty Days' Duration, shall be subject for Voyages of to the modified Regulations contained in Schedule E of this Thirty Days Ordinance which as regards such Ships shall be substituted for those contained in Schedule A of "The Chinese Passengers' Act, [See Ord.8 of 1855," but nothing in this Section contained shall be deemed 1871.]

to relieve Chinese Passenger Ships from the Operation of the said Act, except so far as the same is by the said Schedule expressly modified.

Duration.

Voyages de-

2. The Voyages specified in Schedule F to this Ordinance clared to be of annexed, are hereby declared to be Voyages of not more than Thirty Days Thirty Days' Duration, subject as regards Steamers to the Con- ditions as to their Rate of Speed and as regards Sailing Vessels

not more than

Duration.