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ALIENS.

may be prescribed by rule and shall keep such signal hoisted until authorized by the Immigration Officer to haul such signal down.

(2) The master of any ship having aliens on board shall, if so ordered by the Immigration Officer, proceed to any particular anchorage or tie up at any particular wharf that the Immigration Officer may direct.

(3) Any master who omits to comply with the provi- sions of subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable on conviction before a Police Court to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and in default of payment to imprison- ment of either description for any term not exceeding six months.

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be boarded

or com-

7.-(1) No person other than those hereinafter Ship not to exempted shall within territorial waters board or com- municate with any ship carrying aliens until permis- municated sion has been given by the Immigration Officer.

with until permission

(2) Any person who boards or communicates with, given. or attempts to board or communicate with any ship contrary to the provisions of subsection (1) may be arrested without warrant by any police officer and shall be liable on conviction before a Police Court to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and in default of payment to imprisonment of either description for any term not exceeding six months.

(3) For the purposes of this section any person on any vessel or boat of any description who hangs on to, or attaches his vessel or boat to, or approaches within one cable's length of, any such ship, except for the purpose of enabling the persons hereinafter exempted to board such ship, shall be deemed to communicate with such ship.

(4) The following persons shall be exempted from the provisions of this section :-

(a) the Immigration Officer, any Deputy or Assist- ant Immigration Officer, Port Officer, Port Health Officer, Protector of Chinese, Control- ler of Labour, Deputy Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, and any of their subordinate officers, and any police or revenue officer;

(b) the owner, charterer, agent or pilot of the ship;

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