Imported Labor Registry Act 1874 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO TRICESIMO OCTAVO

VICT RI/E

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No. IX.

AN ACT to provide for the Registration of certain Persons who shall be imported into Western Australia, or employed in any manner within the Territorial Do- minion thereof.

[Assented to, 17th July, 1874.]

HEREAS it would be more conducive to the welfare of Preamble.

in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and the Malayan Archipelago,Wpersons natives of India, China, Africa, and of the Islands

who shall be imported into Western Australia or employed in any manner within its Territorial Dominion, if a Registry of such persons were kept as hereinafter provided : Be it enacted by His Excellency The Governor of Western Australia and its Depend- encies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

, THE master of any vessel which shall have on board within the territorial dominion of Western Australia persons apparently	Master of vessel to furnish
nominal list.
natives of India, China, Africa, Australia, or of the Islands in the

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Indian or Pacific Oceans, or of the Malayan Archipelago, shall, immediately on his arrival within such territorial dominion, give voluntarily and immediately, or on demand thereof, to the principal officer of customs or of police or other officer specially authorized by the Governor in that behalf, at or nearest to the place where such vessel shall then be, a complete nominal list of such persons in

Penalty. the form or to the effect in the Schedule hereto, under a penalty not exceeding ten shillings for every day for each such person, to be computed from the day of such demand.

Particulars in list. 2' SUCH list shall contain the following particulars of such

persons: Name as at place of birth and name at time of furnishing list ; sex; apparent age ; ordinary place of residence; place of birth; place where shipped and date of shipment ; calling or occupation; intended place of residence ; name, residence, and description of employer ; intended employment.

List to be verified. 3 SUCH list shall, if required by such principal officer of

tustoms or of police or other officer as aforesaid, be from time to time verified as far as possible by the statement, oath, affidavit, or declaration of such master or persons respectively.

Such persons not to be put unless for the 4 NO such person shall be put on shore from any such vessel

p

purpose and with the intention of immediately return-

on shore nominal list until .

given.

mg thereto, or be employed anywhere except on board of such vessel as a seaman within such territorial dominion, until such list shall

Penalty.

have been given as aforesaid, under a penalty not exceeding Five

pounds for each such person.

5 THE employer of every such person within the territorial

person. Employer to produce such dominion of -Western Australia shall, whenever thereunto requested

by any officer of customs or of police at or nearest to the place where such person shall then be, or whenever thereunto requested by any other officer as aforesaid, in the absence of reasonable excuse to the satisfaction of the Justice or Justices of the Peace who shall hear and determine the charge, produce him or her at all reasonable times at such place to any police officer or other person under a

Penalty. penalty not exceeding Forty shillings for every such default.

Penalty on master giving a 6

THE master of every vessel who shall knowingly give a false a sum not exceeding One htmdred pounds.

false nominal list, nominal as provided by the First section, shall forfeit and pay

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7 ALL offences under this Ordinance made punishable by any

penalty shall be summarily punishable upon conviction before a	Summary conviction.
Justice or Justices of the Peace in petty sessions.

"master " shall include any person for the tune being m command - Interpretation. 8 THE word " vessel" shall include a ship or boat. The word

or charge of a vessel.

9 SECTIONS A. E. G. H. and I. of " The Shortening Ordi-

nance, 1853," shall be incorporated with and taken to form part Shortening Ordinance.

of this Act, to all intents and purposes, and in as full and ample

a manner as if the said Sections had been introduced and fully set

forth in this Act.

10 THE Short Title of this Act shall be "The Imported Labor Short Title.

Registry Act, 1874."

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent to

this Act.

FRED. A. WELD, Governor.

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SCHEDULE.

LIST of persons on board the Vessel ( Name of Skip) whereof is Master ( Name of Master) having on board at ( Manic of Place) in Western Australia, the following persons, apparently natives of India, China, Africa; Australia, or of the Islands in the Indian or Pacific Oceans, or of the Malayan Archipelago.

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to

Name at	Name at	'B. ordinary
c , , Place where Calling tended In- Name of resi- donee, and tended In-

tune Place of Shipped, and or

aing	place of	Sex.	lace of	Birth.	date of ship-	Compri-	place, of
p rem. description of employ.

ri	Re
Residence.

g . list. Birth* moat. employer. mane.

tiam dance.

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Jemmy Apoo. Male. 25 Canton. Canton. Hong Kong, Cook. Perth. John Brown, Baker

(or as She	25th Jam.-	of Perth,
Ca se may	ary, 1874.	Baker,

be.) (or as the case

may be.)

Norx.—Giving an incomplete list involves a penalty not exceeding Ten shillings for every day for each person not included in this list, to be computed from the day of demand. No person to be landed, except for ship's purposes, until list given, under, a penalty not exceeding Five pounds for each person. The giving a false list involves a penalty not exceeding One hundred pounds.

By Authority ; RICHARD PETTIER, Government Printer, Perth.