The Indian Emigration Act, 1883, 21 of 1883, (Rep., Act 17 of 1908) · VII — .

Section 78. Power of surgeon of emigrant-vessel leaving Calcutta to require sick emigrants to be sent to hospita

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

78. Power of surgeon of emigrant-vessel leaving Calcutta to require sick emigrants to be sent to hospital. '79. Power of surgeon of emigrant-vessel leaving Calcutta to require all emigrants to be landed when cholera appears. - . 78. (1) When an emigrant-vessel leaves the port of Calcutta, if during her passage down the river, and while - `a -` Power of of' emigrant. - while between Garden Beach and Diamond Harbour, the disease of measles, scarlet-fever or small-pox ap- to require pears on board, the master shall, if so required by t.he sickmigrants to be surgeon in charge of the emigrants, send to the hos- to pital at Diamond Harbour all emigrants suffering pital. froin the disease, aith any emigrants registered as their dependents, and any emigrant who, not being `a,` dependent, is the father, mother, wife, husband, son, daughter, brother, sister, guardian or ward of any such emigrant and who wishes to accompany him or her, aiid shall at once inform the Protector of Emigrants at Calcutta of the number and names of tlie eniigrants so sent to hospital. grants to be to has- (2) The provisions of sections fifty, fifty-one and . fifty-three shall, so far as may be, apply to emigrants landed under this section, and to the recovery of expenses incurred in respect of them.

Source: India Code