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ASIATIC EMIGRATION.

No. 30 of 1915. 2383

2. No Emigration Officer shall be bound to give such certificate until [Sixth seven days after receiving from the owners or charterers of the ship, or, if Schedule they are absent, from their respective agents, an application in writing for contd.]

Application the same and a notice that the ship is laid on for conveyance of enigrants for certificate and of her destination and date of sailing nor unless there are on board a and notice medical officer and interpreter duly approved of by such Emigration Officer. requisite.

3. After receiving such application and notice, the Emigration Officer Inspection and any person authorised by him in that behalf, shall be at liberty at all of ship. times to enter and inspect the ship and the fittings, provisions and stores therein, and any person impeding such entry or inspection or refusing to allow the same, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence.

4. The following conditions as to the accommodation of emigrants shall Accommoda-

tion of be observed to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer :-

emigrants.

(1) that the ship is seaworthy and properly manned, equipped, fitted, lighted and ventilated, that she is in a state of perfect cleanliness and that she has if necessary been disinfected :

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(2) that the space appropriated to the emigrants between decks contains

for space at the least 12 superficial and 72 cubic feet of

adult every of board, that is to say, for every emigrant above 12 years

and for age, every 2 emigrants between 1 and 12 years of age; and the height between decks is at least 6 feet;

(3) that the accommodation for female emigrants between decks is separate from that provided for male emigrants ;

(4) that a space of 5 superficial feet per adult is left clear on the upper deck for the use of emigrants;

(5) that sufficient latrines, both as to condition and number, are provided in suitable parts of the ship;

(6) (~) that there is a sufficient space, properly divided off and located to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer at the port of clearance, to be used exclusively as a hospital which shall in no case be of less dimensions than 18 clear superficial feet for every 50 emigrants whom the ship carries ;

(b) that every such hospital shall be fitted with bed places and supplied with proper beds, bedding and utensils, to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer at the port of clearance, and shall throughout the voyage be kept so fitted and supplied;

(7) in the measurement of the passenger decks, for the purpose of determining the number of emigrants to be carried in any such ship, the space for the sick-bay or hospital shall be included ;