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1062 [ 23 OF 1888. ] FIRE ENQUIRY.
1 OF 1889. ) CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION .
Previous en 6. The evidence taken on an enquiry by the Magistrate under
quiry not to
be evidence. the provisions of section 2 of this ordinance shall not in any
way be used against the person or persons against whom any
subsequent criminal proceedings may be taken .
Judicial
investigation
17. No Magistrate who has made a judicial investigation and
and order of given an order in any matter under section 5 of this ordinance
prosecution
shall not be
shall conduct the preliminary inquiry upon any such charge of
causes of crime, but the same shall be conducted by another Magistrate.
challenge.
Power to
8. For the purposes of this ordinance, and in relation to all
witnesses, & c. investigations held thereunder, and for the summoning of
witnesses and for all proceedings in connection with such
investigations, the Magistrate shall have all the powers possessed
by a Magistrate in relation to the holding ofpreliminaryenquiries
in cases of indictable offences, and the Captain Superintend
ent of Police shall render to him all proper and necessary
assistance.
Removing 9. Except upon an order from a Magistrate, who may in his
property.
discretion on good cause shewn give such order, any person
removing, or attempting to remove, any property from premises
in possession of the Police under the provisions ofthis ordinance,
shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate to a
penalty of not exceeding $ 100, or to imprisonment with hard
labour for any term not exceeding 6 months.



No. 1 OF 1889 .

[Amended by AnOrdinance to consolidate the Law relating to Chinese
Ord . No. 22
of 1890. ] Passenger Ships, and the Conveyance of Chinese
Emigrants.
[ 18th January, 1889. ]
PRELIMINARY .
Short title. 1. This ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Chinese
Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1889.
Interpreta 2. In the interpretation of this ordinance :
tion clause.
( 18 & 19 Vic.
c . 104. No. 5
The term Chinese Passenger Ship, shall include every ship
of 1874 , s. 2. ) carrying from any port in Hongkong, and every
British ship carrying from any port in China, or
within one hundred miles of the coast thereof, more
than twenty passengers being natives of Asia ;