440
No. 1 of 1889.
[cf. No. 16 of 1901.]
Power to detain ship for non payment of fees, etc.
Withholding certificate, etc., in case of false particulars furnished.
Treatment of passengers at sea.
Mustering of passengers by master.
CHINESE EMIGRATION.
a certificate at the first port the fee shall be only $12.50: Provided, also, that no fees shall be payable to the Emigration Officer of this Colony, but in lieu thereof the following stamp duties are hereby imposed :-
(1) upon every application for a certificate under Regulation 2, a stamp duty of
(2) upon every certificate granted under Regulation 1, a stamp duty of
$1
$1 and Ordinance for the time being in force relating to stamps shall any be read as if the stamp duties hereby imposed were inserted in the schedule thereof.
14. In case default is made by the owners or charterers of the ship in the payment of any fees, costs, or charges to which they may be liable under the Chinese Emigration Ordinance, 1889, and these Regulations, the ship may be detained by the British Consul, or if in this Colony by the Governor, until such fees, costs and charges shall have been paid.
15. The Emigration Officer may withhold his certificate or revoke the same at any time before the departure of the ship, if it appears, to his satisfaction, that any particulars contained in the application in writing which has 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, or that the requirements of the Chinese Emigration Ordinance, 1889, have not been complied with; and in every such case it shall be lawful for the British Consul, or if in this Colony for the Governor, to seize and detain the ship until the certificate, if already granted, has been delivered up to be cancelled.
16. The master of every British Chinese passenger 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 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 ship; and shall, in cases where a Medical Officer is not carried, issue medicines and medical comforts, as may 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.
17. Before the arrival of any British Chinese passenger ship at the port for which the passengers have embarked, the master shall cause the passengers to be mustered for the purpose of ascertaining that there are none on board who are not in possession of an emigration contract ticket and included in the Emigration Officer's certificate.
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440
No. 1 of 1889.
[cf. No. 16 of 1901.]
Power to detain ship
for non pay-
ment of fees,
etc.
Withholding certificate, etc., in case
of false parti- culars fur- nished.
Treatment of passengers at sea.
Mustering of passengers by master.
CHINESE EMIGRATION.
a certificate at the first port the fee shall be only $12.50: Provided, also, that no fees shall be payable to the Emigration Officer of this Colony, but in lieu thereof the following stamp duties are hereby imposed :-
(1) upon every application for a certificate under Re-
gulation 2, a stamp duty of
(2) upon every certificate granted under Regulation 1,
a stamp duty of
$ 1
.$ 1 and Ordinance for the time being in force relating to stamps shall
any be read as if the stamp duties hereby imposed were inserted in the schedule thereof.
14. In case default is made by the owners or charterers of the ship in the payment of any fees, costs, or charges to which they may be liable under the Chinese Emigration Ordinance, 1889, and these Regulations, the ship may be detained by the British Consul, or if in this Colony by the Governor, until such fees, costs and charges shall have been paid.
15. The Emigration Officer may withhold his certificate or revoke the same at any time before the departure of the ship, if it appears, to his satisfaction, that any particulars contained in the application in writing which has 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, or that the requirements of the Chinese Emigration Ordinance, 1889, have not been complied with; and in every such case it shall be lawful for the British Consul, or if in this Colony for the Governor, to seize and detain the ship until the certificate, if already granted, has been delivered up to be cancelled.
16. The master of every British Chinese passenger 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 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 ship; and shall, in cases where a Medical Officer is not carried, issue medicines and medical comforts, as may 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.
17. Before the arrival of any British Chinese passenger ship at the port for which the passengers have embarked, the master shall cause the passengers to be mustered for the purpose of ascertaining that there are none on board who are not in possession of an emigration contract ticket and included in the Emigration Officer's certificate
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