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CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION. [ 1 of 1889.] 1075

given in writing to the emigration officer, and such notice shall
be signed by the owner and master of such ship, or in the event
of the owner not being resident within the Colony, by the agent
and master thereof, and in case such notice shall not have been
given, the owner and master, or the agent and master of such
ship, as the case may be, shall be guilty of an offence against
this ordinance : provided always that where there shall be no
agent of an absent owner in the Colony, the notice may be
signed by the master alone .
58. The master of every ship arriving within the waters of Report to
the Colony and which shall be fitted out for the conveyance of emeration
officer.
Chinese emigrants shall, within twenty -four hours, report the 2.[ Ibid.
]
subs.
same to the emigration officer, and in case he shall neglect so
to do, he shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this ordi
nance .

59. The fittings of every ship mentioned in sections 57 and duties
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58 shall be subject to the approval of the emigration officer, emigration
who is hereby empowered, at all reasonable times, to go on officer.
[ Ibid. subs.
board and search and inspect such ship and her fittings and to 3.
order any fittings which shall in his opinion be objectionable,
to be forthwith removed ; and any person who shall in any way
inpede or attempt to impede the emigration officer in the
execution of this duty, shall be guilty of an offence against this
ordinance ,
60. No such ship shall clear out or proceed to sea until the Certificate of
master thereof shall have received from the emigration officer aa emigration
officer.
certificate in the form contained in schedule II hereto, and every [ Ibid. subs.
such certificate shall be liable to a stamp duty of twenty -five
dollars.
61. All barricades and gratings apparently intended to be Barricades
andh liatinge
used, or which are capable of being used for the purpose of prohibited .
confining Chinese emigrants below decks,or within any particular 5. Ibid.subs.
]
part of a ship shall be deemed to be prohibited fittings.
62. It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, Other
bloluibited
by proclamation to be inserted in the Gazette to prohibit the fittings.
use or carriage in any ship of any other fittings therein specified, (Ibid. subs.
and every such prohibition shall have the same force and effect 6. )
as if it were expressly enacted in this ordinance.
63. All prohibited fittings wherever found within the Colony forfeiture
Seizure and
shall be seized and shall be forfeited to the Crown in manner thereof.
hereinafter mentioned . [ Ibid. subs.
64. Whoever shall , without lawful excuse (the proof of Unlawful
which shall lie on the accused), manufacture, purchase, sell , or ofpossessioni
prohibit&edc.
bave in his possession any prohibited fittings, shall be guilty of fittings.
an offence against this ordinance. [ Ibid . subs.
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