Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
73. For each emigrant who embarks on board an Fee for each emigrant-vessel the Emigration Agent shall pay to the Protector of Emigrants a fee of such amount as the Governor General in Council, from time to time, , by notification in the Gazette of `India;,` prescribes : Provided as follow$ :-
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(a) the fee payable under this section shall not be more thanis, in the opinion of the Governor Genersl in Council, sufficient to raise the total income from fees under this
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Act to an amount which will cover the cost of any establishment or supervision which the Governor General in Council thinks necessary to provide for the control of emigration :
(Zi) if it appears to the Governor General in Council expedient to provide, in the case of any country, any special establishment or expenditure for the protection of Indian emigrants to that country, the Governor General in Council may increase the fee payable in the case of emigrants to that country to an amount sufficient, in his opinion, to cover the cost. of the special establishment or expenditure.
D U ~ Y of mas- 74. It shall be the duty of every master licensed ter to see to under this Act to see that all the provisions of this Act observance of ~~t and rules and the rules made under this Act are observed on on board his board his vessel during the voyage from BritishIndia to vessel. tlie country to which the emigrants are to be conveyed.
Return of 75. The master shdl return his pass to each emi- pasdo emi- grant before lie disembarks in the country to which grant. he has agreed to emigrate.
Sjecia2 Provisions as to Vessels sailing from Calczctta.
Emigrant- 76. The master of every vessel carrying emigrants vennel sailing from the port of Calcutta shall proceed on his voyage from Calcutta -to depart and depart with his vessel from Garden Reach within within 24 twenty-four hours after %he embarkation of such of embarkation. Of the emigrants as have first embarked. Emigrant- `77.` Every sailing-vessel leaving the port of vesselsailing Calcutta with emigrants shall proceed from Garden from Calcutta `to` be towed towed &each to sea under tow of a steamer declared to be ta sea. competent by such officer as the Local Government
Emigrant- `77.` Every sailing-vessel leaving the port of vesselsailing Calcutta with emigrants shall proceed from Garden from Calcutta `to` be towed towed &each to sea under tow of a steamer declared to be ta sea. competent by such officer as the Local Government appoints in this behalf.
Source: India Code