the nature pounds, and that such expenses were duly incurred by me of the dis- under the said Act.

fault of

their own,

state the

fact accordingly. (*) Insert names and surnames

in full, with occupation and address of each of

the parties.

FORM OF PASSAGE BROKER'S BOND (y).

KNOW all men by these presents, that we, A.B. (*) of

and E.F. of, &c.

are

by

C.D. of, &c. held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland defender of the faith, in the sum of one thousand pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be paid to our said Sovereign, Her [His] heirs and successors; to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and every of us, jointly and severally, and our heirs, executors, and administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated this day of one thousand eight hundred and Whereas by Part III. of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, it is amongst other things enacted, that a person shall not, save as therein excepted, directly or indirectly act as a passage broker in respect of steerage passages (2) from the British Islands to any port out of Europe, and not within the Mediterranean Sea, unless such person has entered, with two good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the emigration officer (a) nearest to his place of business, into a joint and several bond to the Crown, in the sum of one thousand pounds: And whereas the said C.D. and E.F. have been duly approved by the proper emigration officer (a) as sureties for the said A.B.:

Now the condition of this obligation is such, that if the above-bounden A.B., and every agent whom he may employ in his business of a passage broker, shall well and truly observe and comply with all the requirements of the said Act, so far as the same relate to passage brokers, and further shall well and truly pay all fines and forfeitures, and also all sums of money, by way of subsistence money, or of return of passage money or compensation, to any steerage passenger (z), or on his account, together with all costs which the above-bounden A.B., or any of his agents as aforesaid, may at any time be adjudged to pay (y) § 342, s. 2. (a) § 355.

Defined, § 263.

under or by virtue of the said Act, then and in such case this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force.

Signed, sealed, and delivered by the above-bounden A.B., C.D., and E.F., in the presence of (")

(b) Insert the names

and ad

N.B. This bond is to be executed in duplicate, in the pre- dresses in sence of and to be attested by an emigration officer (b) or his full of the assistant, or an officer of Customs, or a magistrate, or a notary witnesses. public. One part is to be deposited with the Board of Trade and the other part with the emigration officer at the port nearest to the place of business of the broker.

Each member of a firm or partnership who acts as a passage broker must give a separate bond with two sureties.

The bond is exempt from stamp duty, but must be renewed annually with the licence.

FORM V.

in the

FORM OF PASSAGE BROKER'S LICENCE (c).

address

A.B. (") of having shown to the satisfaction of the council of [or me (or us) the () The names (d) undersigned], that he hath given bond to the Crown, as required and surby the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and also given fourteen names days' previous notice to the Board of Trade of his intention to in full, apply for a licence to carry on the business of a passage broker with the in respect of steerage passages (e) from the British Islands to and trade any port out of Europe, and not within the Mediterranean Sea, or occupathe said council [or I (or we), the undersigned], having had tion of the no sufficient cause shown, and seeing no valid reason why the party said A.B. should not receive such licence, do hereby license for the and authorize the said A.B. to carry on the business of a pas- licence sage broker as aforesaid until the end of the present year, and must be thirty-one days afterwards, unless this licence shall be sooner correctly determined by forfeiture for misconduct on the part of the said If a memA.B. as provided in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. Given under the common seal of the said council [or my firm, the hand and seal (or our respective hands and seals)], this

18

at

(L.S.) [signature authenticating seal.]

day of

[or Signature]

applying

inserted.

ber of a

names and

surnames of all the members

(L.S.)

Sheriff, or sheriff must be
substitute, or Jus-
given.
tices of the Peace,
as the case may be.

NOTE. Each member of a firm or partnership who acts as a passage broker

must have a separate licence.

(b) § 355.

(c) § 353.

(d) Semble, "Christian."

(e) Defined, § 268.

(*) Insert

we

FORM VI.

FORM OF NOTICE TO BE GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF TRADE BY
LICENSING AUTHORITY GRANTING A LICENCE (ƒ).

Gentlemen,

THIS is to give you notice, that the council of

[or

(or 1), the undersigned], did on the day of 18 license A.B. of (")

to carry on

the names the business of a passage broker under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.

and sur

names in

Clerk of the said council or sheriff, or Justices of the Peace, or as the case may be.

Place

Date

To the Board of Trade, London.

FORM VII.

(") The

names and

surnames

in full, with the

address

or occupa

FORM OF NOTICE TO BE GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF TRADE BY AN
APPLICANT FOR A PASSAGE BROKER'S LICENCE (ƒ).

Gentlemen,

in

I, A.B. (*) of do hereby give you notice that it is my intention to apply, after the expiration of fourteen clear days from the date of putting this notice into and trade the post to the council for the city or borough or district of or if in Scotland to the sheriff or sheriff substitute or if in Ireland to the justices assembled in petty applying sessions to be held, (') as the case may be, for a licence to carry on the business of a passage broker under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.

FORM OF NOTICE OF FORFEITURE OF A PASSAGE BROKER'S LICENCE
TO BE GIVEN BY THE COURT BY WHICH IT IS FORFEITED TO
THE BOARD OF TRADE (g).

Gentlemen,

This is to give you notice, that the licence granted on the

day of

(ƒ) § 343, s. 1.

18

to A.B. (") of

(g) § 344, s. 3,

in

of

to act as a passage broker, was on the

day surnames

now last past duly declared by me (or us) the in full,

undersigned, to be forfeited. (b)

Signatures

Place and date

To the Board of Trade, London.

FORM IX.

18

FORM OF APPOINTMENT OF PASSAGE BROKER'S AGENT (h).

with the address and trade

or occupation of the

party, to be here inserted. (b) Here state

generally the reason

I, A.B. of, &c. (or as the case may be), one of the partners of forand on behalf of the firm of, &c. (name all the partners and the feiture. style of the firm), carrying on the business of

at

do hereby nominate and appoint you C.D. of, &c., DIRECto act as my agent and on my behalf in the sale or letting of TIONS. steerage passages and otherwise in the business of a passage Insert in broker, according to the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.

Counter signature.

Signature in full
Place and date

the proper places the names and

FORM OF EMIGRANT RUNNER'S ANNUAL LICENCe (i).

with the correct addresses and designations of the con

having made appli- stituent
[or me, the sheriff, and agent

or us, the undersigned justices of the peace assembled in petty respecsessions, for the

of

address of

to grant to him tively. (") The a licence to enable him to be registered as an emigrant runner names and in and for (b) and the said [A.B.] having also surnames been recommended as a proper person to receive such licence in full, by an emigration officer, or by the chief constable [or other head with the officer of police, as the case may be] of [the district, the party town, or place in which the said A.B. is to carry on his business]: applying the said council [or I, the sheriff, or we, the under-mentioned for the justices] having no sufficient cause shown, and seeing no valid licence, reason why the said A.B. should not receive such licence, do hereby grant to him this licence for the purposes aforesaid, rectly subject nevertheless to be revoked for misconduct on the part of inserted. the said A.B., as provided in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. () Dis(Signatures, and authenticating seal.) (i) § 348.

(h) § 345.

must be

here cor

trict, town, or place in which the emigrant runner is

to carry on his

business.

§ 375 of this Act.

Registered tonnage.

FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE.

NUMBER AND DIMENSIONS OF BOATS FOR FISHING BOATS
ENTERED IN THE FISHING-BOAT REGISTER.

Note. In sailing boats carrying the number of boats above specified, and steam boats carrying the larger of the two numbers above specified, the boats are to be considered sufficient, if their aggregate cubic contents are equal to the aggregate cubic contents of the boats specified.

In steam boats carrying the smaller of the two numbers, specified in column 4, one of the boats must be a launch of the capacity specified in column 2.

In sailing boats of 200 tons burden and under, not carrying passengers, a dingy may be substituted for the boat in column 1.

In sailing boats of 150 tons burden and under, not carrying passengers, a substantial boat of capacity sufficient to carry the crew may be substituted for those above specified.

In all steam boats, two paddlebox boats may be substituted for the boats in column 3.

§ 420.

SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE.

MAXIMUM FEES FOR INSPECTION OF LIGHTS AND FOG SIGNALS.

£ s. d.

0 10 0

For each visit made to a ship on the application of the owner and for each visit made where the lights or fittings are found defective Provided that the aggregate amount of fees for any such inspection shall not exceed one pound whatever may be the number of separate visits.