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and well-being of such emigrants before their departure and on their voyage, shall be entitled to charge and the master, owner or charterer of the ship carrying or about to carry emigrants in respect of which or whom such inspection or supervision is effected shall pay to such medical officer such fees as may from time to time be prescribed by the Governor in Council.
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30. Any Chinese medical practitioner shall be eligible, with the approval of the Governor, for the office of surgeon of any ship for the purposes of the Act or of this Ordinance.
(b)--Provisions relating to passage brokers.
31.--(1) No person shall act as a passage broker or in procuring emigrants for, or in the sale or letting of passages in, any emigrant ship proceeding on any voyage unless he has, with two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, entered into a joint and several bond in the sum of five thousand dollars to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, according to the form in the Seventh Schedule, which bond shall be renewed on each occasion of obtaining such licence as hereinafter mentioned, and shall be deposited with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs; nor unless such person has obtained a licence to let or sell passages; nor unless such licence is then in force.
(2) Where different members of the same firm act as passage brokers, each person so acting shall comply with the terms of this section.
32. Any person wishing to obtain a licence to act as a passage broker shall make application for the same to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs who is hereby authorised, if he thinks fit, to grant such licence, according to the form in the Eighth Schedule: Provided always that no such licence shall be granted unless such bond as is mentioned in section 31 and has been first entered into: Provided, also, that any magistrate who adjudicates on any offence committed by such broker against this Ordinance is hereby authorised to order the offender's licence to be forfeited, and the same shall thereupon be forfeited accordingly: and the said magistrate making such order shall forthwith cause notice of such forfeiture, in the form in the Ninth Schedule, to be transmitted.
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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ASIATIC EMIGRATION.
No. 30 of 1915.
2365
and well-being of such emigrants before their departure and on their voyage, shall be entitled to charge and the master, owner or charterer of the ship carrying or about to carry emigrants in respect of which or whom such inspection or supervision is effected shall pay to such medical officer such fees as may from time to time be prescribed by the Governor in Council.
Chinese
30. Any Chinese medical practitioner shall be eligible, Right of with the approval of the Governor, for the office of surgeon medical of any ship for the purposes of the Act or of this Ordinance. practitioner
(b)--Provisions relating to passage brokers.
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31.--(1) No person shall act as a passage broker or in Prohibition procuring emigrants for, or in the sale or letting of passages acting as in, any emigrant ship proceeding on any voyage unless he passage has, with two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the broker with- Secretary for Chinese Affairs, entered into a joint and several entered into bond in the sum of five thousand dollars to His Majesty, His bond and Heirs and Successors, according to the form in the Seventh licence. Schedule, which bond shall be renewed on each occasion of Seventh obtaining such licence as hereinafter mentioned, and shall be Schedule. deposited with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs; nor unless such person has obtained a licence to let or sell passages; nor unless such licence is then in force.
(2) Where different members of the same firm act as passage brokers, each person so acting shall comply with the terms of this section.
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Schedules.
32. Any person wishing to obtain a licence to act as a Mode of passage broker shall make application for the same to the obtaining Secretary for Chinese Affairs who is hereby authorised, if he broker's thinks fit, to grant such licence, according to the form in the licence, and Eighth Schedule: Provided always that no such licence shall thereof. be granted unless such bond as is mentioned in section 31 Eighth and has been first entered into: Provided, also, that any Ninth magistrate who adjudicates on any offence committed by such broker against this Ordinance is hereby authorised to order the offender's licence to be forfeited, and the same shall thereupon be forfeited accordingly: and the said magistrate making such order shall forthwith cause notice of such forfeiture, in the form in the Ninth Schedule, to be transmitted
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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