The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-10
Emigration.

Emigration.
To ]. c. BEySErr, Esq
Your paper having very wide and exten sive cir
cuatlon amongs. ship owners, ship masters, packet
agents. well all classes OF the public In general,
think it hiyhy essential TO call your attention TO
the enclosed Act of the British Parliament, regua-
ting the embarkation OF enigrants to foreign ports
with view to its publication In your valuable paper,
Tor the information OF the public IN general, more
particularly persons who may be deslrous TO send
tor their relatives friends, giving them an OPP
portunity of knowing the conditions on which they
are to embark, &c. BY giving 1t an insertion, you
VIII confer particular favor on
Your 0bedient servant,
JOSEPH MMURRAY,
100 Pine street
COLONIAL PAssENoEm Acr.-The following is an
voyage from any port or place the United King
DOM or in the Islands Of Guernsey, Jersey, Attorney
being within the Mediterranean Sea, shall carry
more on board than in proportion OF three per-
ship the master and being included in and forming
part or such prescribed number and that such ship
shall whatever be the tonnage thereof proceed on her
following proportion to the space occupied by them, and
appropriated for the and occupied by stores not be-
the lower deck platform one passenger every
superficial feet il such ship not pass within the
Twelve superficial iss II such ship !. to pass with
in the tropics DUNG such voyage then passenger
SO Computed in manner man Toned not 10 az
coed twelve weeks and one passenger for every fifteen
such clear superficial feet. If such voyage computed
TO exceed twelve weeks; and under the poop and the
orop deck il any, passenger for every thirty superb
cia feet in all cases. and that If any such ship carrying
passenger upon such voyage aforesaid shall carry
any passengers beyond the proportions herentofore
spectivey mentioned the master Of such ship shall, for
to the pay ment Of penalty not exceeding Eve pounds
no nlr snail carry passengers on any such voyage as
part oil the permanent structure OF the vessel and also
lower deck or PLATFORM of which the under surface shall
be not lower than three inches above the bottom Of the
lower beams The height between decks to be not less
than six feet The sleeping berths be six feet in length
and eighteen inches in width for each passenger There
shall also be issued to the passengers daily supply of
water at the of least quarts per day
and there shall be issued not less than twice week.
bread biscuit -four oatmeal or rice. per week; supply
provided that supply shall consist Of
bread or biscuit and that potatoes to the
extent Of the remaining half of the supply fYe pounds
however, OF potatoes, being computed equal to
pound of the other articles above enumerated and
whole voyage, including the time of detention ii any,
any port or place before the end of and fur
shall be cleared out, until there shall be laden, and on
boarduch quantity water and Of good and whole
some provision Of the requisite kind The water to be la
none OF such casks shall exceed three hundred gallons
capacity The number of weeks deemed to be necessary
ior the voyage according to destination shall be deter
mined by the following rule of computation For voy
age to North America exceptthe west coast thereof
weeks For voyage to the West Indies including under
that term the Bahama Islands and British Guiana
weeks For voyageto any part the Continent of Gen.
ral or South America except the West thereof and
except British Guiana, twelve weeks For voyage the
West coast of Africa twelve weeks. For voyage the
Cape Of Good Hopeor the Falkland Islands fifteen weeks
For voyage to the Mauritus eighteen weeks. For a
voyageto Western Australia, twenty weeks. For voy-
age to any other OF the Australian Colonies twenty-five
weeks For voyage to New Zealand, -four weeks
tshal III all cases. BIS commuted that children each
being under the years. shall be equal
passenger and that children under the age of year.
shall not be included in the computation Of the number of
passengers Government emigration agents. officers Of
customs to survey provisions and water tor the vic.
tuallng ofthe &c. The seaworthness Of the ship
be ascertaned by by authorized and competent
parties Sufficient boats must be carried Two pies
OF this Act shall be kept board every ship carrying
One of such copies shall upon request made
at seasonabe times, to the of the ship be pro.
duced to any passenger for his perusal No ship carry
ing passengers any voyage except to North America
shall in case the number Of passengers exceed hun
dred or in case the estimated length of the voyage shall
exceed twelve weeks and the number Of shall
board some person duly authorized by law to practise
shall be medicine chest and proper supply of medi
cines And there shall be put board certificate under
the hands Of any two medical practitioners mel
Their of whom shall have been the seller of the medicines
Sale Of spirits to passengers prohibited under the penal
OF fl00 The MASTER before clearing out his said ship
shall sign and deliver in duplicate to the Collector Of
Customs list OF all passengers board and the Collsc
tor shall countersign such duplicate list to the Collector
OF Customs, to her Majestys Consul at any port at
which the passengers shall be landed.