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1354 ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 1874 .


Chinese Emigration.

In case of false 13. The emigration officer may withold his certificate or revoke the same at any time before the
particulars, ship
may be detained departure ofthe ship , if it shall appear to his satisfaction that any particulars contained in the application
and certificate
eancelled.
in writing which shall have been made for the same or any other particulars which may have been
furnished to him by or on behalf of the owners, charterers, or master of the ship in relation thereto, are
untrue, and that the conditions of section 8 of this Ordinance have not been complied with ; and in
every such case it shall be lawful for the British Consul, or if in Hongkong for the Governor, to seize
and detain the ship until the certificate, if already granted , shall have been delivered up to be cancelled.
Treatment of 14. The master of every British ship shall, during the whole of the intended voyage, make issues of
Jassengers at sea.
provisions, fuel and water, according to the aforesaid dietary scale, to all the passengers except such as
shall have supplied themselves therewith, and shall not make any alteration except for the manifest
advantage of the passengers, in respect of the space allotted to them as aforesaid , or in respect of the
means of ventilation, and shall not ill-use the passengers, or require them (except in case of necessity)
to help in working the vessel ; and shall issue medicines and medical comforts, as shall be requisite, to
the best of his judgment, and shall call at such ports as may be mentioned in the emigration officer's
clearing certificate for fresh water and other necessaries ; and shall carry the passengers without
unnecessary delay to the destination to which they have contracted to proceed.
Production of 15. The master of every British ship shall, within 24 hours after his arrival at the port of destination
emigration papers
at port of and at any port of call , produce his emigration papers to the British Consul (if any) at such port, or in
destination.
case such port shall be in Her Majesty's dominions to any officer appointed or authorized by the Local
Government in that behalf. It shall be lawful for such Consul or other officer to enter and inspect such
ship, and in case the master shall obstruct or refuse to assist him in the discharge of such duty, or shall
without reasonable cause fail to produce his emigration papers as aforesaid , he shall be liable to a fine
of five hundred dollars, and the ship may be detained by the British Consul, or if in Her Majesty's
dominions, by the Local Government, until such fine shall have been paid and the emigration papers
shall have been given up.
British Consul 16. In all ports and places where no emigration officer shall have been appointed , the British Consul
deemed emigration
officer where no shall, until such appointment, and at all times pending the vacancy of such office, be deemed to be the
such officer is
appointed. emigration officer for the purposes of these regulations.


(F. )
Under section 8, paragraph 2.

FOR STEAMERS
Whose steam power shall be sufficient without the aid of sails to propel them at the
rate of five statute miles in the hour.
Voyages from Hongkong, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, and any port in Formosa,
to
Calcutta. Labuan.
Pegu. Sarawak.
Sumatra. Manila.
Java. Bangkok.
The Straits Settlements. Japan.

FOR SAILING VESSELS
Voyages from Hongkong, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, Shanghai, and any port in Formosa ,
to
From October to March, both inclusive. From April to September, both inclusive.
Sumatra. Labuan.
Java. Manila.
The Straits Settlements. Bangkok.
Labuan.
Manila.
Bangkok.