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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH SEPTEMBER, 1874.

No ship to de- part without certificate.

Application for

same.

Inspection of ship.

Accommodation

of passengers.

Ventilation,

space, and height

between decks.

Male and female passengers.

Space on upper deck.

Sick bay, &c.

Deck passengers.

Awning.

Space.

Reserved space.

Provisions.

Scale.

Articles of food mentioned in scale may be varied.

Passengers' own supplies.

Contents of certificate.

Power to with-

hold certificate. Examination of passengers and of contracts,

if any.

(E.)

Regulations referred to in paragraph 1 of section VIII respecting Chinese Passenger Ships.

1. No ship shall clear out or proceed to sea unless the master thereof shall have received from an Emigration Officer a copy of these regulations and a certificate in the form contained in schedule G annexed thereto, nor until the master shall have entered into the bond prescribed by section IV of "The Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855.”

II. No Emigration Officer shall be bound to give such certificate till seven days after receiving an application in writing for the same from the owners or charterers of the ship, or if absent, from their respective agents, specifying the name of the ship, her tonnage, the port of destination, the proposed day of departure, the number of passengers intended to be carried, and whether such passengers or any of them are under contracts of service.

III. After receiving such application, the Emigration Officer and any person authorized by him in that behalf shall be at liberty at all times to enter and inspect the ship, and the fittings, provisions and stores therein, and any person impeding such entry or inspection, or refusing to allow of the same, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence.

IV. The following conditions as to the accommodation of passengers shall be observed to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer:-

1. The space appropriated to the passengers between decks shall be pro- perly ventilated, and shall contain at the least 9 superficial and 54 cubical feet of space for every adult on board; that is to say, for every passenger above twelve years of age, and for every two passengers between the ages of one and twelve years. The height between decks shall be at least six feet.

2. The accommodation for female passengers between decks shall be separate

from that provided for male passengers.

3. A space of four superficial feet per adult shall be left clear on the upper

deck for the use of the passengers.

4. A reasonable space shall be set apart properly divided and fitted up as a sick bay, and sufficient latrines, both as to condition and number, shall be provided in suitable parts of the ship.

V. The Emigration Officer may, in his discretion, permit deck passengers to be carried, upon such conditions, as may, from time to time, be prescribed under instructions from one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and until and subject to such instructions, upon the conditions following :-

1. A suitable awning with screens shall be provided on deck, sufficient for

the protection of the passengers from the sun and from rain.

2. The space appropriated to such deck passengers shall contain at the least sixteen superficial feet for every adult, that is to say, for every passen- ger above twelve years of age, and for every two passengers between the ages of one and twelve.

3. In case deck passengers shall be carried in addition to other passengers for whom accommodation between decks shall be provided, the space to be appropriated for deck passengers shall be reckoned exclusively of the space of four superficial feet per adult required to be left clear on the upper deck for the use of such other passengers.

VI. The following conditions as to provisions shall be observed to the satis- faction of the Emigration Officer:-

1. Provisions, fuel and water shall be placed on board of good quality, properly packed and sufficient for the use and consumption of the passengers, over and above the victualling of the crew during the intended voyage, according to the following scale:

For every passenger per diem :--

Rice or bread stuffs,.

and

Dried salt fish,

ог

Chinese condiments and curry stuff,

Fresh vegetables, which will keep for short voy-

ages, such as sweet potatoes, turnips, carrots, and pumpkins,..........

Firewood,

not less than lbs. 11

0

"

OZ. 1

lbs. 11

2

""

Water (to be carried in tanks or sweet casks),.......gallon 1

2. The last preceding condition as to provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with, in any case where by the special authority of the Emigration Officer, any other articles of food shall have been' substi- tuted for the articles enumerated in the foregoing scale, as being equivalent thereto.

3. The passengers may supply their own provisions for the voyage and proper accommodation for the stowage, and sufficient cabooses for the cooking of such provisions must be allowed.

VII. The Emigration Officer shall not give his certificate unless he shall be satisfied:-

1. That the ship is sea-worthy, and properly manned, equipped, fitted, and ventilated; and has not on board any cargo likely, from its quality, quantity, or mode of stowage, to prejudice the health or safety of the passengers.

2. That suitable medicines and medical stores, provisions, fuel and water have been placed on board, of good quality, properly packed and sufficient in quantity to supply the passengers on board during the intended voyage.

3. That all the requirements of section VIII of this Ordinance have been

complied witli.

VIII. The Emigration Officer may, in his discretion, (subject in Hongkong to an appeal to the Governor) withhold his certificate in all cases where the intended passengers or any of them are under contracts of service, and he shall in no case give his certificate until he shall have mustered the passengers, and have ascertained to the best of his power that they understand whither they are going, and in case they shall have made any contracts of service that they com- prehend the nature thereof; he shall also take care that a copy of the form of any such contracts, or an abstract of their substance, signed by himself, is appended to the said certificate: if any of the passengers are in bad health, or insufficiently provided with clothing, or if any such contracts are unfair, or if there is reason to suspect that fraud or violence have been practised in their collection or embarcation, he may detain the ship, and, if he shall think fit, may order all or any of the passengers to be re-lauded.