Immigration Act 1873 (SA)

ANNO TRICESIMO SEPTIMO

VICTORIB REGIN&.

A. D. 1873.

No. 24.

An Act to authorize the Issue of Land Orders, under section 5 of " The Immigration Act, 1872," to certain Immigrants, although they may not have complied with section 4 o f that Act.

[Assented to, 18th December, 18731.

HEREAS certain persons have recently arrived, or are now on re amble.

W their way to South Australia, as immigrants, intending as

such immigrants to settle in South Australia and avail themselves

of the privileges conferred upon immigrants by " The Immigration Act, 1872," and such persons having been unable before sailing to comply with the provisions of the said Act, it is desirable and expedient to amend the said Act, so as to enable such persons to exercise and enjoy the privileges aforesaid: Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, by and with the advice and consent of thc Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said Province in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Land orders u ~ d e r the powers of section 5 of the said Act may fitemion of' the obe*

be issued to any person who, since the first day of July, one ffgg ; ~ $ ~ t i & ~ *

thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, has arrived, or who, before	A C ~,	1872."
the first dayof March, one thousad eight. hundred a d seventy-four, may arrive in the said Province, notwithstanding the ship in which such person has so arrived or may arrive had not or has not been approved by any emigration agent, and notwithstanding such person has not
been approved as suitable by some such emigration agent before
sailing: Provided always that such ship shall have sailed direct from Europe for the said Province, and that no such immigrant shall avail

GGO himself

188 37" VICTORIB, No. 24.

The Immigration Act Amendment Act.-1873.

himself of the privileges of this Act if he shall have previously resided in the said Province, nor unless he shall have paid the full cost of the passage of hirnsclf or of some other person, nor pnless such immigrant shall have been examined at Port Adelaide and approved by the Immigration Officer therc as a person suitable for an emigrant within the terms of the regulations in force at the time such emigrant left Europe.

This ~ c t not to affect

conditions on which 2. Nothing in this Act contained shall alter, vary7 limit, or affect

ordew are held. the provisions of The In~migration Act, 1872," so far as regards the terms and conditions upon which land orders issued under the said Act or under this Act are held.

fihort title. 3. This Act may be cited for all purposes as The Immigration

Act Amendment Act, 1873."

In the name and on behalf' of IIer Majesty 1: hereby assent to

this Act.

A. MUSGRAVE, Governor.

Adelaide : By authority, W. C. Cox, Government Printer, North-terrace.