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ORDINANCE No. 3 OF 1874 . 1331


Chinese Emigration .


(G. )
Emigration officer's certificate, under section 8.
I. [ A. B. ] &c. , emigration officer at the port of do hereby certify as follows :
1. That the Chinese passenger ship , A. B., master, of the port of
is within the provisions of section 8 of an Ordinance of the Legislature of Hongkong,
entitled " The Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1874," and that the said
ship is authorized to proceed to sea from the port of
for the port of
2. That the said ship is authorized to carry adults and that there are on board
passengers [ if any are deck passengers add : of whom are
deck passengers ], making in all adults, namely : men women
male children female children, such children being between the
ages of one and twelve years.
3. That the space set apart and to be kept clear for the use of such passengers is as follows :
On the upper deck superficial feet being [ describe space ] and in the between
decks superficial feet being [ describe space] .
4. That the ship is sea-worthy, and properly manned, equipped, fitted, and ventilated ; and
has not on board any cargo likely, from its quality, quantity, or mode of stowage to
prejudice the health or safety of the passengers. The means of ventilating the passengers'
accommodation between decks are as follows : [ describe means. ]
5. That suitable medicines and medical stores, provisions, fuel and water have been placed on
board, of good quality, properly packed and sufficient in quantity to supply the passengers
on board during the intended voyage.
6. That all the conditions and requirements of the said section have been duly complied with.
7. That the aforesaid passengers [or in case of a part only, state the number,] are emigrants
under contracts of service and that I have inspected the contracts between them and their
intended employers (the terms of which are annexed to this certificate) and consider them
reasonable ; and that no fraud appears to have been practised in collecting such emigrants.
8. That the master of the ship is to put into for water and fresh vegetables.

A. B.,
Emigration officer at the
port of
Dated the day of
187

N.B. Where none of the passengers are emigrants under contracts of service the following paragraph
shall be substituted for paragraph 7.
"7. That the whole of the said passengers are free passengers under no contract of service
whatever."




(H.)

Emigration officer's certificate, under section 14.

I, (A.B.) , emigration officer of Hongkong, do hereby certify, that I have inspected the fittings of
the 27 of which
ship " is master, bound for
and that there are no prohibited or objectionable fittings on board.
A. B.
Dated at Hongkong , the day of 187 .