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No. 30 of 1915.
ASIATIC EMIGRATION.
General or special licence : time and mode of application for.
Outport licence : time and mode of application for.
General licence : power of Governor to grant.
Special licence : power of Governor to grant.
Issue of licence discretionary.
Conditions precedent to issue of licence.
Second Schedule.
11. Whenever any emigrant ship is about to proceed to sea from the Colony on any long or short voyage, the owners or charterers of such ship, or if they are absent from the Colony their respective agents, shall, before such ship is laid on for the conveyance of emigrants, apply in writing to the Colonial Secretary for a licence under the hand of the Governor and the public seal of the Colony for the conveyance of such emigrants.
12. Whenever any outport emigrant ship, which is not provided with a licence covering her intended voyage, is about to proceed with emigrants from any port in China or within one hundred miles of the coast thereof, other than a port in the Colony of Hong Kong, on any short voyage, the owners or charterers of such ship, or if they are absent their respective agents, shall, before such ship is laid on for the conveyance of emigrants, apply in writing to the Emigration Officer at such port for a licence under his hand and seal for the conveyance of such emigrants on the intended voyage only.
13. The Governor may grant to any vessel a general licence for any period or for any number of voyages or for voyages between any specified ports.
14. The Governor may grant a special licence for any period not exceeding twelve months, or for any number of voyages to be performed within twelve months, between any specified ports, to any ship which is being regularly employed in the conveyance of public mails under contract with the government of the state or colony for which such mails are carried, or to any other ship which is approved by the Governor as a first-class ship.
15. The grant of a general or special licence shall be in the absolute discretion of the Governor and the grant of an outport licence shall be in the absolute discretion of the Emigration Officer.
16. No licence shall be issued until—
(a) the master of the ship in respect of which application is made for a licence shall have entered into a joint and several bond with two sufficient sureties approved by an Emigration Officer in the sum of one thousand pounds in the form contained in the Second Schedule;
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1374
No. 30 of 1915.
ASIATIC EMIGRATION.
General or special licence : time and mode of application for.
Outport licence : time and mode of application for.
General licence : power of Governor
to grant.
Special licence : power of Governor to grant.
Issue of licence dis- cretionary.
Conditions precedent to issue of licence.
Second Schedule.
11. Whenever any emigrant ship is about to proceed to sea from the Colony on any long or short voyage, the owners or charterers of such ship, or if they are absent from the Colony their respective agents, shall, before such. ship is laid on for the conveyance of emigrants, apply in writing to the Colonial Secretary for a licence under the hand of the Governor and the public seal of the Colony for the conveyance of such emigrants.
12. Whenever any outport emigrant ship, which is not pro- vided with a licence covering her intended voyage, is about to proceed with emigrants from any port in China or within one hundred miles of the coast thereof, other than a port in the Colony of Hong Kong, on any short voyage, the owners or charterers of such ship, or if they are absent their respective agents, shall, before such ship is laid on for the conveyance of emigrants, apply in writing to the Emigration Officer at such port for a licence under his hand and seal for the conveyance of such emigrants on the intended voyage only.
13. The Governor may grant to any vessel a general licence for any period or for any number of voyages or for voyages between any specified ports..
14. The Governor may grant a special licence for any period not exceeding twelve months, or for any number of voyages to be performed within twelve months, between any specified ports, to any ship which is being regularly employed in the conveyance of public mails under contract with the government of the state or colony for which such mails are carried, or to any other ship which is approved by the Governor as a first class ship.
15. The grant of a general or special licence shall be in the absolute discretion of the Governor and the grant of an outport licence shall be in the absolute discretion of the Emigration Officer.
16. No licence shall be issued until-
(a) the master of the ship in respect of which application is made for a licence shall have entered into a joint and several bond with two sufficient sureties approved by an Emigration Officer in the sum of one thousand pounds in the form contained in the Second Schedule;
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