Clarke, Richard [Editor]: The regulations of the government of Fort William in Bengal in force at the end of 1853 - to which are added, the acts of the government of India in force in that presidency: with lists of titles and an index (3): Acts from 1834 to 1853 (London, 1854)

A.D. 1842.]

ACT XV. .

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That ail the directions contained in the fourth, fifth, sixth,
and eighth articles of the schedule hereinbefore inserted for insuring the
health and safety of passengers have been duly complied with.
That (in addition to the directions contained in the said Sche-
dule) such rules have been complied with as the Governor-General in
Council, or, in his absence, the President in Council, shall from time to
time frame, touching the medical attendance and medical stores to be pro-
vided, the species of provisions suited to native habits, the number of
women that should accompany the emigrants, or other matters.
VII. And it is hereby enacted, that with reference to Article Seventh
of the schedule hereinbefore inserted, the probable length of a voyage to
the Mauritius from the respective ports aforesaid shall, for the purposes of
this Act, be deemed to be, for the port of Calcutta,
Between the months of April and October inclusive, ten weeks.
Between the months of November and March inclusive, eight weeks.
For the port of Madras—between the months of April and October
inclusive, seven weeks ; and between the months of November and March
inclusive, five weeks.
For the port of Bombay—between the months of April to September
inclusive, five weeks; and between the months of October to March
inclusive, six weeks.
VIII. And it is hereby enacted, that before any ship or vessel shall be
cleared out from any of the aforesaid ports for the Mauritius, it shall be
necessary for the master thereof to deliver to the emigration agent so
nominated and authorized at such port as aforesaid, the list specified in
Article Eleventh of the schedule hereinbefore inserted, and to obtain such
duplicate thereof as is required by the said article.
IX. And it is hereby enacted, that if the master of any ship or vessel
shall at any of the ports aforesaid take on board such ship or vessel any
emigrant labourer of the description aforesaid, and shall clear such ship
or vessel for the Mauritius without having fully complied with every par-
ticular hereinbefore required previous to clearance, he shall be liable,
on conviction before any magistrate or justice of the peace, in a penalty
of two hundred rupees for every emigrant labourer so taken on board his
ship or vessel.
X. And it is hereby enacted, that if the master of any ship or vessel
shall, after having cleared such ship or vessel at any such port as aforesaid
for Mauritius, take on board any such emigrant labourer as aforesaid
without having entered such emigrant labourer in such list as afore-
said, or without having obtained such duplicate as aforesaid containing
the entry of such emigrant prior to clearance, he shall be liable, on
conviction before any magistrate or justice of the peace, in a penalty
not exceeding five hundred rupees for every emigrant so taken on board
his ship or vessel.
XI. And it is hereby enacted, that if any master of any ship or vessel
cleared for the Mauritius as aforesaid shall, after having obtained such
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Probable length of
voyage.

Master to deliver iist
to emigrant agent.

Penalty for clearing
ship without observance
of above rules.

Penalty for taking
emigrants without entry
in list before clear-
ance.

Penalty for acts
fraudulently vitiating
the certificate.