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at any time not less than one calendar month before the expiration of such 

 term, and on payment to the Agent General of Immigrants of the sum of six 

 pounds, demand a certificate of industrial residence, or he may at any time 

 not less than one calendar month before the expiration of such term signify 

 to his then employer and to the Agent General of Immigrants his desire to 

 be indentured to some other employer whom he may select, and who may 

 be willing to employ him for a period of one year from the determination of 

 his existing indenture, and it shall be competent for the Agent General 

 of Immigrants to re-indenture such immigrant accordingly, and if the immi- 

 grant shall fail to make such payment, or to require such re-indenture, his 

 original indenture shall be deemed to be extended for one year. 



XXII. Immigrants may, on paying for unexpired term of service, obtain a 

 certificate of industrial residence. Any Indian immigrant whose original 

 indenture shall have been so extended, or who shall have been re-indentured 

 as hereinbefore mentioned, may, at any time not less than one calendar 

 month before the expiration of the year for which his original indenture 

 shall have been so extended, or for which he shall have been re-indentured, 

 and on payment to the Agent General of the sum of three pounds, or the 

 sum of five shillings for every calendar month, which may be wanting to 

 make up a residence of five years within the colony, demand a certificate of 

 industrial residence, or may require such re-indenture as aforesaid, and if he 

 shall fail to make such payment, or to require such re-indenture, his original 

 indenture shall be deemed to be again extended for one year. 



XXIII. Chinese immigrants on completing industrial residence of Jive 

 years may demand a certificate of industrial residence. Proviso. 



XXIV. Immigrants receiving certificate of industrial residence may 

 abandon service, fyc. 



XXV. Passports to be granted to immigrants leaving the colony. Penalty 

 on masters of vessels for taking away immigrants without passport. 



XXVI. Residence of three years presumption of service under indenture ; 

 but non-production of certificate prima facie evidence of no service. 



XXVII. Indian immigrants introduced subsequently to 1st January, 1854, 

 to be entitled to a return passage after a residence of ten years, and on pay- 

 ment of certain moneys towards expenses of such return passages. Provision 

 in case of immigrants introduced prior to January, 1854. Every Indian 

 immigrant introduced into this colony at any time subsequent to the 1st day 

 of January of the year 1854, under an agreement reserving to him a right 

 to a return passage, shall be entitled to such return passage on the comple- 

 tion of a residence in this colony of ten years, and on payment by such 

 immigrant to the Colonial Treasurer of such sum, not exceeding the sum of 

 7 5s. lOd. sterling, as the Governor may from time to time by proclamation 

 direct and appoint, as a contribution by such immigrant towards the expense 

 of such return passage ; and every immigrant introduced into this colony at 

 any time before the 1st day of January of the year 1854, under an agree- 

 ment reserving to him the right to a return passage, shall be entitled to such 

 return passage at the public expense, on the completion of an industrial resi- 

 dence within this colony of five years, under a written engagement to labour, 

 or indenture, or the payment of monthly duties, or other moneys in lieu 

 thereof. 



XXVIII. Provision in case of sickness or accident to immigrants. The 

 Governor may authorise the Agent General of Immigrants to grant a certi- 

 ficate of exemption from industrial residence to any immigrant who, from 

 sickness, accident, or other cause, shall appear to him incapable of labour, 

 and may send any such Indian immigrant back at the expense of the colony 

 to the port in India from wliich he emigrated. 



