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In case of false particulars, ship may be detained, and certificate cancelled.
Treatment of passengers at sea.
Production of emigration papers at port of destination.
British Consul deemed emigration officer where no such officer is appointed.
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1871.
Chinese Emigration.
13. The emigration officer may withhold his certificate or revoke the same at any time before the departure of the ship, if it shall appear to his satisfaction that any particulars contained in the application in writing which shall have been made for the same or any other particulars which may have been furnished to him by or on behalf of the owners, charterers or master of the ship in relation thereto, are untrue, and that the conditions of this Ordinance have not been complied with; and in every such case it shall be lawful for the British Consul, or if in Hongkong for the Governor, to seize and detain the ship until the certificate if already granted, shall have been delivered up to be cancelled.
14. The master of every British ship shall, during the whole of the intended voyage, make issues of provisions, fuel and water, according to the aforesaid dietary scale, to all the passengers except such as shall have supplied themselves therewith, and shall not make any alteration except for the manifest advantage of the passengers, in respect of the space allotted to them as aforesaid, or in respect of the means of ventilation, and shall not ill-use the passengers, or require them (except in case of necessity) to help in working the vessel; and shall issue medicines and medical comforts, as shall be requisite, to the best of his judgment, and shall call at such ports as may be mentioned in the emigration officer's clearing certificate for fresh water and other necessaries; and shall carry the passengers without unnecessary delay to the destination to which they have contracted to proceed.
15. The master of every British ship shall within 24 hours after his arrival at the port of destination and at any port of call, produce his emigration papers to the British Consul (if any) at such port or in case such port shall be in Her Majesty's dominions to any officer appointed or authorized by the Local Government in that behalf. It shall be lawful for such Consul or other officer to enter and inspect such ship, and in case the master shall obstruct or refuse to assist him in the discharge of such duty, or shall without reasonable cause fail to produce his emigration papers as aforesaid, he shall be liable to a fine of $500, and the ship may be detained by the British Consul, or if in Her Majesty's dominions, by the Local Government, until such fine shall have been paid, and the emigration papers shall have been given up.
16. In all ports and places where no emigration officer shall have been appointed, the British Consul shall, until such appointment, and at all times pending the vacancy of such office, be deemed to be the emigration officer for the purposes of these regulations.
SCHEDULE C.
Emigration Officer's Certificate.
I, [A. B.] &c., emigration officer at the port of
1. That the Chinese passenger ship
do hereby certify as follows
A. B., master, of the port of
is within the provisions of an Ordinance of the Legislature of Hongkong, entitled "The Chinese Passengers' Ordinance, 1871," (a copy whereof is annexed hereto), and that the said ship is authorized to proceed to sea from the port of
for the port of
2. That the said ship is authorized to carry
adults and that there are on
are deck
women
board
passengers, [if any are deck passengers add: of whom passengers], making in all
adults, namely: female children, such children being between the ages of
male children
one and twelve years.
men
3. That the space set apart and to be kept clear for the use of such passengers is as follows:
On the upper deck
superficial feet being [describe space] and in the between
decks
superficial feet being [describe space.]
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In case of falso particulars, ship may be detained, and certificate cancelled.
Treatment of prasengers at sen,
Production of emigration papers at port of*** destination.
British Cousul deemed emigration offoer where no such officer is appointed,
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1871.
Chinese Emigration.
13. The emigration officer may withhold his certificate or revoke the same at any time before the departure of the ship, if it shall appear to his satisfaction that any particulars contained in the application in writing which shall have been made for the same or any other particulars which may have been furnished to him by or on behalf of the owners, charterers or master of the ship in relation thereto, are untrue, and that the conditions of this Ordinance have not been complied with; and in every such case it shall be lawful for the British Consul, or if in Hongkong for the Governor, to seize and detain the ship until the certificate if already granted, shall have been delivered up to be cancelled.
14. The master of every British ship shall, during the whole of the intended voyage, make issues. of provisions, fuel and water, according to the aforesaid dietary scale, to all the passengers except such as shall have supplied themselves therewith, and shall not make any alteration except for the manifest advantage of the passengers, in respect of the space allotted to them as aforesaid, or in respect of the means of ventilation, and shall not ill-use the passengers, or require them (except in case of necessity) to help in working the vessel; and shall issue medicines and medical comforts, as shall be requisite, to the best of his judgment, and shall call at such ports as may be mentioned in the emigration officer's clearing certificate for fresh water and other necessaries; and shall carry the passengers without unnecessary delay to the destination to which they have contracted to proceed.
15. The master of every British ship shall within 24 hours after his arrival at the port of destina- tion and at any port of call, produce his emigration papers to the British Consul (if any) at such port or in case such port shall be in Her Majesty's dominions to any officer appointed or authorized by the Local Government in that behalf. It shall be lawful for such Consul or other officer to enter and inspect such ship, and in case the master shall obstruct or refuse to assist him in the discharge of such duty, or shall without reasonable cause fail to produce his emigration papers as aforesaid, he shall be liable to a fine of $500, and the ship may be detained by the British Consul, or if in Her Majesty's dominions, by the Local Government, until such fine shall have been paid, and the emigration papers shall have been given up.
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16. In all ports and places where no emigration officer shall have been appointed, the British Consul shall, until such appointment, and at all times pending the vacancy of such office, be deemed to be the emigration officer for the purposes of these regulations.
SCHEDULE C.
Emigration Officer's Certificate.
1; [A. B.] &c., emigration officer at the port of
1. That the Chinese passenger ship
do hereby certify as follows
A. B., master, of the port of
is within the provisions of an Ordinance of the Legislature of Hongkong, entitled "The Chinese Passengers' Ordinance, 1871," (a
copy whereof is annexed hereto), and that the said ship is authorized to proceed to sea from the port of
for the port of
2. That the said ship is authorized to carry
adults and that there are on
are deck
women
board
passengers, [if any are deck passengers add: of whom passengers], making in all
adults, namely: female children, such children being between the ages of
male children
one and twelve years.
men
3. That the space set apart and to be kept clear for the use of such passengers is as follows:
On the upper deck
superficial feet being [describe space] and in the between
decks
superficial feet being [describe space.]
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