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CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION. [ 1 of 1889. ] 1065

8. Whenever any Chinese passenger ship, which is not pro- Time and
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vided with a licence covering her intended voyage, is about to cation for
proceed with free Chinese emigrants under no contract of service licence at
whatever from any port in China, or within one hundred miles ports outof
of the coast thereof, upon a voyage of not more than thirty subs. [Ibid,3.sec. 2
days' duration, the owners or charterers of such ship, or, if
absent , their respective agents, shall, before such ship is laid on
for the conveyance of Chinese emigrants, and before any depôt
is opened for their reception , apply in writing to the emigration
officer at such port for a licence under his hand and seal for the
conveyance of such emigrants upon the intended voyage only,
and shall furnish all particulars as to the destination of the said
ship, and as to all other matters relating to the intended voyage
and emigration which may be required of them according to
the form in schedule A hereto.

9. All such particulars shall , if so ordered, be verified upon Punishment
oath of declaration before the emigration efficer or any Justice fortfurnishing
of the Peace who are hereby authorised to administer such oath particulars.
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or declaration, and every person who shall knowingly furnish subs.
untrue particulars, shall be liable to imprisonment, with or
without hard labour , for any period not exceeding six calendar
months , and to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, either
in addition to or in substitution of such imprisonment .
10. The Governor in Council may, in his discretion, grant General
to any vessel a general licence for any period, or for any number [(Ibid.sec. 2
of voyages, or for voyages to and from any specified port or subs.5.]
ports, upon the condition that the vessel provided with such
licence shall carry only free passengers under no contract of
service whatever, except as hereinafter mentioned.
11. The granting of any licence shall be in the discretion of Governor's
the Governor in Council, and shall be subject to the payment condition and
of a fee of five dollars, and to such conditions as may , from fees.
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time to time, be prescribed under instructions from Her Majesty's subside.sec
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies , and the Governor
in Council may impose such conditions on the granting of any
licence as he shall think expedient in each particular case , pro
vided the same shall not be contrary to or inconsistent with
such instructions .

12. The granting of any licence under section 8 shall be in Emigration
the discretion of the enigration officer and shall be subject to a officer's
licence, con
payment of a fee of five dollars and to such conditions as may ditions and
from time to time be prescribed , and the emigration officer may
impose such conditions on the granting of the application as he
shall think expedient in each particular case, provided thesame
shall not be contrary to or inconsistent with such instructions .