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CHINESE PASSENGERS ACT.

scale of medical necessaries; that I have inspected the contracts between the emigrants and their intended employers (the terms of which are annexed to this Certificate) and consider them reasonable; that no fraud appears to have been practised in collecting the emigrants; and that there are on board a Surgeon and Interpreter approved by me, and designated [respectively

} master of the ship is to put into water and fresh vegetables.]

and

and

The

for

Dated this

(Signed)

Emigration Officer.

day of

I

SCHEDULE C.

FORM OF BOND TO BE GIVEN BY THE MASTERS OF CHINESE PASSENGER SHIPS. Know all Men by these presents, that we are held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, in the sum of £1000 of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be paid to our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors; to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and every of us, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our heirs, executors, administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents.

Dated this

day of

I

Sealed with our seals.

Whereas by the Chinese Passenger Act, 1855, it is enacted that before any Chinese Passenger Ship shall clear out or proceed to sea on a voyage of more than 7 days computed duration, the Master thereof shall, with two sufficient sureties to be approved by an Emigration Officer, enter into a bond to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, in the sum of £1000.

Now the condition of this Obligation is this, that if (in respect of the Ship whereof

is master) all and every of the requirements of the said Chinese Passengers Act, and of the regulations contained in Schedule A to the said Act annexed, or enacted by the Legislature of Hongkong, shall be well and truly observed and performed [in like manner as the same ought to be observed and performed in case the said ship were a British Ship, and the said

a British subject] then this Obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

Signed, sealed and delivered by the above bounden

and

in the presence of

5.-CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT IN CHINA ACT, 1859.

22 & 23 Vict., c. 9.

An Act to provide for the exercise of the duties of Chief Superin-

tendent in China in certain cases. [8th August, 1859.]

WHEREAS by an Act 3 & 4 Will. IV, c. 93, provision was made for the appointment of three Superintendents of the trade of His Majesty's

In case the ship has been authorized to proceed without an Interpreter omit the part between brackets, and add "and that the ship has been authorised to proceed without an Interpreter".

The part between brackets is to be inserted or not, as may be required.

This clause to be inserted only in the case of a foreign Chinese Passenger Ship. § See Ordinance No. 1 of 1889 s. 20.

Short title supplied by 59 & 60 Vict. c. 14.

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CHINESE PASSENGERS ACT. scale of medical necessaries; that I have inspected the contracts between the emigrants and their intended employers (the terms of which are annexed to this Certificate) and consider them reasonable; that no fraud appears to have been practised in collecting the emigrants; and that there are on board a Surgeon and Interpreter approved by me, and designated [respectively } master of the ship is to put into water and fresh vegetables.] and and The for Dated this (Signed) Emigration Officer. day of I SCHEDULE C. FORM OF BOND TO BE GIVEN BY THE MASTERS OF CHINESE PASSENGER SHIPS. Know all Men by these presents, that we are held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, in the sum of £1000 of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be paid to our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors; to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and every of us, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our heirs, executors, administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents. Dated this day of I Sealed with our seals. Whereas by the Chinese Passenger Act, 1855, it is enacted that before any Chinese Passenger Ship shall clear out or proceed to sea on a voyage of more than 7 days computed duration, the Master thereof shall, with two sufficient sureties to be approved by an Emigration Officer, enter into a bond to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, in the sum of £1000. Now the condition of this Obligation is this, that if (in respect of the Ship whereof is master) all and every of the requirements of the said Chinese Passengers Act, and of the regulations contained in Schedule A to the said Act annexed, or enacted by the Legislature of Hongkong, shall be well and truly observed and performed [in like manner as the same ought to be observed and performed in case the said ship were a British Ship, and the said a British subject] then this Obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Signed, sealed and delivered by the above bounden and in the presence of 5.-CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT IN CHINA ACT, 1859. 22 & 23 Vict., c. 9. An Act to provide for the exercise of the duties of Chief Superin- tendent in China in certain cases. [8th August, 1859.] WHEREAS by an Act 3 & 4 Will. IV, c. 93, provision was made for the appointment of three Superintendents of the trade of His Majesty's In case the ship has been authorized to proceed without an Interpreter omit the part between brackets, and add "and that the ship has been authorised to proceed without an Interpreter". The part between brackets is to be inserted or not, as may be required. This clause to be inserted only in the case of a foreign Chinese Passenger Ship. § See Ordinance No. 1 of 1889 s. 20. Short title supplied by 59 & 60 Vict. c. 14. § 111
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CHINESE PASSENGERS ACT. scale of medical necessaries; that I have inspected the contracts between the emigrants and their intended employers (the terms of which are annexed to this Certificate) and consider them reasonable; that no fraud appears to have been practised in collecting the emigrants; and that there are on board a Surgeon *[and Interpreter] approved by me, and designated [respectively }. master of the ship is to put into water and fresh vegetables.] and and The for Dated this (Signed) Emigration Officer. day of I SCHEDULE C. FORM OF BOND TO BE GIVEN BY THE MASTERS OF CHINESE PASSENGER SHIPS. Know all Men by these presents, that we are held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, in the sum of £1000 of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be paid to our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors; to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and every of us, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our heirs, executors, administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents. Dated this day of I Sealed with our seals. Whereas by the Chinese Passenger Act, 1855, it is enacted that before any Chinese Passenger Ship shall clear out or proceed to sea on a voyage of more than 7 days com- puted duration, the Master thereof shall, with two sufficient sureties to be approved by an Emigration Officer, enter into a bond to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, in the sum of £1000. Now the condition of this Obligation is this, that if (in respect of the Ship whereof is master) all and every of the requirements of the said Chinese Passengers Act, and of the regulations contained in Schedule A to the said Act annexed, or enacted by the Legislature of Hongkong, shall be well and truly observed and performed [țin like manner as the same ought to be observed and performed in case the said ship were a British Ship, and the said a British subject] then this Obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Signed, sealed and delivered by the above bounden and in the presence of 5.-CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT IN CHINA ACT, 1859. 22 & 23 Vict., c. 9. An Act to provide for the exercise of the duties of Chief Superin- tendent in China in certain cases. [8th August, 1859.] WHEREAS by an Act 3 & 4 Will. IV, c. 93, provision was made for the appointment of three Superintendents of the trade of His Majesty's * In case the ship has been authorized to proceed without an Interpreter omit the part between brackets, and add " and that the ship has been authorised to proceed without an Interpreter". The part between brackets is to be inserted or not, as may be required. This clause to be inserted only in the case of a foreign Chinese Passenger Ship. § See Ordinance No. 1 of 1889 s. 20. ** Short title supplied by 59 & 60 Vict. c. 14. § ** 111
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CHINESE PASSENGERS ACT.

scale of medical necessaries; that I have inspected the contracts between the emigrants and their intended employers (the terms of which are annexed to this Certificate) and consider them reasonable; that no fraud appears to have been practised in collecting the emigrants; and that there are on board a Surgeon *[and Interpreter] approved by me, and designated [respectively

}. master of the ship is to put into water and fresh vegetables.]

and

and

The

for

Dated this

(Signed)

Emigration Officer.

day of

I

SCHEDULE C.

FORM OF BOND TO BE GIVEN BY THE MASTERS OF CHINESE PASSENGER SHIPS. Know all Men by these presents, that we are held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, in the sum of £1000 of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be paid to our said Sovereign Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors; to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and every of us, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our heirs, executors, administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents.

Dated this

day of

I

Sealed with our seals.

Whereas by the Chinese Passenger Act, 1855, it is enacted that before any Chinese Passenger Ship shall clear out or proceed to sea on a voyage of more than 7 days com- puted duration, the Master thereof shall, with two sufficient sureties to be approved by an Emigration Officer, enter into a bond to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, in the sum of £1000.

Now the condition of this Obligation is this, that if (in respect of the Ship whereof

is master) all and every of the requirements of the said Chinese Passengers Act, and of the regulations contained in Schedule A to the said Act annexed, or enacted by the Legislature of Hongkong, shall be well and truly observed and performed [țin like manner as the same ought to be observed and performed in case the said ship were a British Ship, and the said

a British subject] then this Obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

Signed, sealed and delivered by the above bounden

and

in the presence of

5.-CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT IN CHINA ACT, 1859.

22 & 23 Vict., c. 9.

An Act to provide for the exercise of the duties of Chief Superin-

tendent in China in certain cases. [8th August, 1859.]

WHEREAS by an Act 3 & 4 Will. IV, c. 93, provision was made for the appointment of three Superintendents of the trade of His Majesty's

* In case the ship has been authorized to proceed without an Interpreter omit the part between brackets, and add " and that the ship has been authorised to proceed without an Interpreter".

The part between brackets is to be inserted or not, as may be required.

This clause to be inserted only in the case of a foreign Chinese Passenger Ship. § See Ordinance No. 1 of 1889 s. 20.

** Short title supplied by 59 & 60 Vict. c. 14.

§

**

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