ASIATIC EMIGRATION.
No. 30 of 1915.
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8. The Emigration Officer shall not give his certificate unless he is satisfied-
(1) that the ship is seaworthy, clean, and properly manned, equipped, fitted, lighted, and ventilated, and has not on board any cargo likely, from its quality, or mode of stowage, to prejudice the health or safety of the emigrants;
(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 emigrants on board during the intended voyage;
(3) that all the requirements of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, have been complied with; and
(4) that the intending emigrants who are males under the age of sixteen years or females have been passed by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
9. The Emigration Officer may at any time enter and inspect the ship and the accommodation, provisions, and stores provided for the emigrants, and may require the master or any other person to produce the licence and the ship's papers for his inspection, and, if he thinks necessary after inspecting the ship's papers, he may muster and inspect the emigrants.
10. The Emigration Officer may in all cases if any of the emigrants are in bad health or insufficiently provided with clothing, or if there is reason to suspect that fraud or violence has been practised in their collection or embarkation, detain the ship, and, if he thinks fit, order all or any of the emigrants to be re-landed.
11. The Emigration Officer may, if he thinks fit, before granting his certificate, employ any duly qualified medical practitioner, master mariner, marine surveyor, or other person whose professional assistance and advice he may require for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, have been duly complied with, and the costs and charges of obtaining such assistance and advice shall be defrayed by the owners or charterers of the ship, whether the Emigration Officer grants his certificate or not.
12. The Governor in Council shall from time to time fix a reasonable scale of fees and charges, to be approved by one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, for the remuneration of any professional persons who may be employed under regulation 11 of these regulations, and, pending the approval or disapproval of such scale, the fees and charges therein specified shall be payable, as if the same had been approved in manner aforesaid.
13. The owners or charterers of every ship shall pay such fees for the remuneration of the Emigration Officer as may, from time to time, be ordered under instructions from one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and, until and subject to such instructions, the following fees shall be payable in addition to all fees and charges payable under regulation 12 of these regulations:-
1. upon every application for a certificate......$25
ASIATIC EMIGRATION.
No. 30 of 1915.
2377
8. The Emigration Officer shall not give his certificate unless he is [Fourth satisfied-
Schedule contd.]
(1) that the ship is seaworthy, clean, and properly manned, equipped, Conditions fitted, lighted, and ventilated, and has not on board any cargo likely, from its precedent to quality, or mode of stowage, to prejudice the health or safety of the grant of emigrants;
(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 emigrants on board during the intended voyage;
(3) that all the requirements of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, have been complied with; and
(4) that the intending emigrants who are males under the age of sixteen years or females have been passed by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
certificate.
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12. The Governor in Council shall from time to time fix a reasonable Fees of scale of fees and charges, to be approved by one of His Majesty's Principal professional Secretaries of State, for the remuneration of any professional persons who persons may be employed under regulation 11 of these regulations, and, pending the employed. approval or disapproval of such scale, the fees and charges therein specified shall be payable, as if the same had been approved in manner aforesaid.
13. The owners or charterers of every ship shall pay such fees for Fees of the remuneration of the Emigration Officer as may, from time to time, be Emigration ordered under instructions from one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries Officer. of State, and, until and subject to such instructions, the following fees shall be payable in addition to all fees and charges payable under regulation 12 of these regulations :-
1. upon every application for a certificate......
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