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[s. 355 contd.]

Modification

COLONIAL PROVISIONS OF

proceedings for anything done, by him in his official capacity as an emigration officer and on the public service.

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Powers of Governor as regards Emigrant Ships.

M. S. ACT, 1894, (57 & 58 Vict. c. 60 ss. 366 & 367).

366. (1) The Governor of a British possession may by proclama- of provisions tion—

of Part III in their application to British possessions.

[see note to

s. 355, supra.]

Power of Governors

of Colonies

as to number of steerage passengers. [see note to S. 355, supra.]

Regulations substituted

for schedules

(a) determine what shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part of this Act, to be the length of the voyage of any ship carrying steerage passengers from any port in that British possession to any other port;

and

(b) fix dietary scales for steerage passengers during the voyage; and (c) declare what medical stores shall be deemed necessary for the medical treatment of the steerage passengers during the voyage.

(2) Every such proclamation shall take effect from the issue thereof, and shall have effect without as well as within the possession, as if enacted in this Part [Part III] of this Act,

(3) The Governor of a British possession may authorise such persons as he thinks fit to make a like survey of emigrant ships sailing from that possession as is by this Act required to be made by two or more competent surveyors in the case of emigrant ships sailing from the British Islands.

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(4) The Governor of a British possession may authorise any compe- tent person to act as medical practitioner on board an emigrant ship proceeding on a colonial voyage.

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367.-

* * (2) The Governor of any British possession may, if he thinks fit, declare by proclamation that ships intended to pass within the tropics from any port in such possession may convey steerage passengers, being natives of Asia or Africa, after the rate of one for every 12 superficial feet of the passenger deck instead of after the rate specified in the 10th schedule to this Act.

(3) Every such proclamation shall take effect from the issue there- of, or such other day as may be named therein, and shall have effect without as well as within the possession, as if it were enacted in this Part of this Act in substitution as respects the said ships for the 10th schedule to this Act.

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M. S. ACT, 1906, (6 Ed. VII c. 48 s. 17).

17.-(1) The Board of Trade may prescribe regulations, scales, con- ditions and forms in substitution for those contained in the 10th, 11th,

10, 11, 12, 13 12th, 13th and 14th schedules of the principal Act

and 14 of

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principal Act.