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1078 [ 1 OF 1889. ) CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION.
Prosecution
to be by
73. No proceeding shall be instituted for any offence against
Attorney the provisions of this part of the ordinance, or for any forfeiture
General.
[ Ibid . subs.
thereunder, except at the suit or 'prosecution of, or with the
17. ] consent of the Attorney General.
Building, 74. It shall be lawful for the Governor in his discretion to
repairing,
equipping, grant licences in manner hereinafter provided and to such persons
despatching, as he thinks fit, to do any of the acts following, that is tosay :
selling,
hiring, &c . ,
&c . , without ( a. ) To build, alter or repair, or agree to build, alter or
licence. repair, or cause to be built, altered or repaired, any
[ Ibid , subs.
8. ] ship, with intent or knowledge, or having reason
able cause to believe that the same will be employed
in the conveyance of Chinese emigrants to be
embarked at any port or place out of the Colony ; or
( 6. ) To fit out, man, equip, let or take on freight or hire
any ship, with intent or knowledge, or having
reasonable cause to believe that the same will be
employed in manner aforesaid ; or
( c. ) To despatch or cause to be despatched any ship, with
intent or knowledge, or having reasonable cause to
believe that the same will be employed in manner
aforesaid ; or
( d. ) To make any advances ofmoney to any ship, or to
become security for such advances, with intent or
knowledge, or having reasonable cause to believe
that the same will be employed in manner aforesaid ;
or

( e. ) To despatch or cause or allow to be despatched , or
command any ship carrying Chinese passengers,
with to intent
cause the believeor that
knowledge, orhavingreasonabl
such passengers are beinge
carried or intended to be carried to any port or
place out of the Colony for the purpose of being
conveyed therefrom as emigrants in the same or
any other ship ; or
(4.
f ) Being the master of a ship in respect ofwhich a licence
a

ought to have been obtained under any of the
provisions of sub -sections ( a ) and ( b ) of this section
to clear out and proceed to sea in such ship , —
Penalty. Provided always that if any person does any of the above men
tioned acts within the Colony without having obtained such
licence or without such licence having been granted to the owner,
agent, or master of the ship in respect of which such act shall
be done, or in contravention of the terms or conditions of such
licence if granted, he shall be deemed to have committed an