CHAP. 5. An Act to amend the Chinese Immigration Act, 1900. [Assented to 15th May, 1902.] HIS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Section 24 of The Chinese Immigration Act, 1900, is 1900, c. 32, repealed, and the following is substituted therefor : new 8 24. of taxes, etc. "24. All taxes, pecuniary penalties, and revenues from Application other sources under this Act shall be paid into and form part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada; but from and after the first day of July, 1902, subject to such conditions and regulations as are prescribed by order of the Governor in Council, one-half part of the net proceeds of all such taxes paid by Chinese immigrants on entering Canada shall, at the end of every fiscal year, be paid out of such fund to the province wherein they were collected." OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. 6. An Act to amend the Civil Service Retirement Act, HIS 1898. [Assented to 15th May, 1902.] IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Section 9 of The Civil Service Retirement Act, 1898, is 1898, c. 17, repealed, and the following section is substituted therefor: new s. 9. "9. If a person dies while in the civil service, the amount to Payment his credit in the retirement fund shall be paid to his legal representatives, or to such person as the Treasury Board determines." on death. OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. 7. An Act respecting the coasting trade of Canada. [Assented to 15th May, 1902.] IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the "British 1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the Interpreta expression "British ships "British ships" means and includes all ships be- tion. longing wholly to persons qualified or entitled to be owners of ships." British ships, under the provisions of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," or any other Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in that behalf, in force for the time being. 2. For all purposes of this Act the expression "the coasting "Coasting trade of Canada" shall be deemed to include the carriage by trade of water of goods or passengers from one port or place in Canada to another port or place in Canada. Canada." British ships engaged in 2. No foreign-built British ship, whether registered in Foreign built Canada or elsewhere, shall be entitled to engage or take part in the coasting trade of Canada unless such foreign-built coasting British ship has first obtained a license for that purpose, transed. to be which may be granted by the Minister of Customs. 2. The Minister of Customs shall issue such license to any Duty to be paid for foreign-built British ship, whether registered in Canada or for elsewhere, upon application therefor and upon the payment of a duty of twenty-five per cent ad valorem on the fair market value of the hull, rigging, machinery, boilers, furniture and appurtenances of such ship. 3. This section shall not apply to any foreign-built British Exception. ship registered as a British ship prior to the first day of September, 1902. be carried 3. No goods or passengers shall be carried by water, from No goods or one port of Canada to another, except in British ships; and if passengers to any goods or passengers are so carried, as aforesaid, contrary coast wise to this Act, the master of the ship or vessel so carrying them except in shall incur a penalty of four hundred dollars; and any goods British ships. |