THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH SEPTEMBER, 1874.
her heirs and successors; to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, and every of us jointly and severally, our heirs, executors, and administrators, and the heirs, executors, and administrators of each of us, and each and every of them, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals.
Dated this
day of
in the year one thousand eight hundred and WHEREAS by the "Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1874," it is amongst other things enacted; that no person whatever shall carry on the businesss of a passage broker in Hongkong, in respect of any emigrant ship, or shall be in anywise concerned in the sale or letting of passages in any such ship, unless such person, with two good and sufficient sureties to be approved of by the Emigration Officer, shall have previously entered into a joint and several bond to Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, in the sum of five thousand current dollars: And whereas the said C.D. and E.F. have been approved of by the Emigration Officer as sureties for the said A. B.
Now the condition of this obligation is, that if the above bounden A.B. shall well and truly observe and comply with all the requirements of the said recited Ordinance, so far as the same relate to passage brokers; and further, shall well and truly pay all fines, forfeitures, and penalties, and also all sums of money, by way of subsistence money, or of return passage money, and compensation to any passenger, or on his account, and also all costs which the above-bounden A. B. may at any time be adjudged to pay, under or by virtue of any of the provisions of the above recited Ordinance, or of the Act of the Imperial Parlia- ment 18th and 19th Victoria, cap. 104, intituled "An Act for the Regulation of Chinese Passenger Ships;" then, and in such case, this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force.
Signed, sealed, and delivered, by the above-bounden A.B., Ċ.D., and E. F., in the presence of.
* Insert personal and family names in full, with the occupation and address of each of the parties.
Insert the names and addresses in full of the witnesses.
:
(B.)
Form of Emigration Passage Broker's Licence, under section VI, paragraph 2.
A. B. of *
having shown to the satisfaction of me, the undersigned, that he hath given bond to Her Majesty, as by. the "Chinese Emigration Con- solidation Ordinance, 1874," required: I, the undersigned, do hereby license and authorize the said A. B. to carry on the business of a Passage Broker in Hongkong, in respect of passengers on board emigrant ships proceeding from Hongkong, until the end of the present year, and fourteen days afterwards, unless this licence shall be sooner determined by forfeiture for misconduct on the part of the said A. B. as in the aforesaid Ordinance is provided.
Given under my hand and seal this thousand eight hundred and
one
day of
Signature,
(L.S.) Emigration Officer.
*The personal and family names in full of the person applying for the licence, with his address and trade or occupation, must be correctly inserted.
(C.)
Form of Notice to be given to the Emigration Officer of Forfeiture of a Licence, under section VI, paragraph 2.
SIR, This is to give you notice, that the licence granted on the
day of
>
day of
to act as an Emigration now last past duly
187 to d. B. of * Passage Broker, was on the declared by me (or us), the undersigned Justice (or Justices) of the Peace to be forfeited. +
Place and date
Signatures,
187
To the EMIGRATION OFFICER,
Victoria, Hongkong.
* The personal and family names in full, with the address and trade or occupation of the party, to be here inserted.
Here state severally the reasons of forfeiture,
(D.)
Form of Contract Passage Ticket, under section VI, paragraph 5.
I hereby engage that the Chinese named at foot hereof shall be provided with
a passage to, and shall be landed at, the port of
in the ship or vessel called the "
in
," with not less than 72 cubic
feet and 12 superficial feet for berth accommodation (or in case of ships under section VIII, 54 cubic feet and 9 superficial feet), and shall be victualled according to schedule A to "The Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855," annexed, during the voyage, and the term of detention at any place before its deter- mination, for the sum of
dollars, and I hereby acknowledge to have received the sum of
dollars in full payment.
Name of Passenger.
Male.
Age.
Female.
Age.
Occupation.
Native Place.
Victoria, Hongkong, the
Signature,
day of
Passage Broker.
187
I hereby certify, that I have explained and registered the above contract passage ticket.
Victoria, Hongkong, the
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Signature,
day of
Emigration Officer.
187
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