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XXIX. Governor to make rules and regulations respecting immigrants. 



XXX. Indentured immigrants to labour on plantation mentioned in his 

 indenture for nine hours daily. Proviso. Every indentured immigrant, in 

 the absence of any express agreement to the contrary, and except in case of 

 illness, shall be bound to work upon or in the service of the plantation 

 mentioned in his indenture for nine hours of each day, Sundays, Good- 

 Friday, New-year's-day, and Christmas-day only excepted : provided 

 always, that during his inability to labour on account of illness, every such 

 immigrant shall, in the absence of any express agreement to the' contrary, 

 receive, instead of wages, such allowances as the state of his health may 

 require, or as may be prescribed by any regulation issued, or to be issued, 

 by the Governor. 



XXXI. Penalty on immigrant absenting himself without lawful excuse. 

 Every indentured immigrant who, during the continuance of his indenture, 

 shall, without lawful excuse, absent himself from his work, shall forfeit his 

 claim to all wages and allowances for the time during which he shall so absent 

 himself, and on conviction thereof before any justice of the peace shall for 

 every such offence be imprisoned in the Royal Gaol or nearest authorised 

 place of confinement, with hard labour, for such term, not exceeding fourteen 

 days, as such justice shall direct. 



XXXII. Where immigrant has absented himself or been imprisoned for 

 more than six days during the time of his indenture, Agent General of Immi- 

 grants to endorse the same on indenture. Where it shall be made to appear to 

 the Agent General of Immigrants that any indentured immigrant has ab- 

 sented himself without any lawful excuse from the service of his employer, or 

 has been imprisoned under the sentence, or by the order of any court of 

 justice, or under the conviction of any justice or justices of the peace, for any 

 period or periods of time amounting in the whole to more than six days, it 

 shall be lawful for the Agent General of Immigrants to endorse on the in- 

 denture of such immigrant a note of the time or times during which such 

 immigrant shall have so absented himself without lawful excuse, or been so 

 imprisoned ; and such immigrant shall on the expiration of the term of his 

 indenture be bound to work for his then employer for an additional time 

 equal to the time or the whole of the times so endorsed on such indenture, 

 and the term of service mentioned in the indenture shall not be deemed to 

 be completed until he shall have served such employer for such additional 

 time. 



XXXIII. Time during which immigrant is committed for trial shall be an 

 absence without excuse. 



XXXIV. Where employer of immigrant shall die, fc. t persons to whom 

 plantation shall revert shall be entitled to services of such immigrant. 



XXXV. Power to Agent General of Immigrants or any police constable to 

 stop without warrant any immigrant off the plantation to which he has been 

 indentured, 8fc. 



XXXVI. Indentured immigrant may be apprehended without warrant if 

 found during ordinary hours of work off plantation to which he may be in- 



dcntured, unless provided with a ticket of leave. 



XXXVII. Penalty on immigrant for fraudulently pretending he has 

 completed an industrial residence, or for lending or counterfeiting certificate, 

 ticket of leave, or passport. 



XXXVIII. Penalty on masters of vessels receiving or harbouring on 

 board any indentured immigrant who shall not be provided with ticket of 

 leave. 



XXXIX. Immigrants on completing their term of industrial residence to 

 be entitled to receive from their employer a certificate to that effect. Every 



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