100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway

Solem, Swiggum & Austheim
Emigration Contract

This is an example of an emigration contract made out between a passenger and the Dominion Steamship Company agent in 1905. The contract is printed in both Norwegian and English.

The text:

Dominion Line

Contract

...........has received of the undersigned, (against payment of passage-money, Including landing money in Quebec, Halifax, or Portland, as specified) Through ticket.

for

Adults
Children under 12 years
Infants under 1 -
to be forwarded to

in the following manner:
1. By Steam-Ship to Hull, where the separate Steam-Ship ticket is to be given up;
2. By Railway to Liverpool;
3. By Steam-Ship to Quebec, Halifax or Portland; 4. By Railway to destination.

During the whole journey hence to America, passengers will be supplied with good and sufficient food, as well as with suitable lodging; and this arrangement stands equally good in the event of any unfavorable delay or accident interrupting the journey, which in that case will be continued as soon as possible in a satisfactory manner.

Passengers must attach a full and plain address to reach their luggage packages.

10 Cubic feet Luggage pr. Steam-Ship and 150 Pd.s. pr. Railway free for each passenger above 12 years old; for children between 5 & / 12 years half the quantity.

On arriving in England passengers must not hasten to go on shore, but wait until they are fetched by our Correspondents people, who will make themselves known by showing a list of all the passengers names.

Passengers should not have any dealings with Interpreters on the journey.

On arriving at America passengers must look after to get their railway tickets to the destination.

Passengers should hold this contract, and show it as often as they have occasion but not give it up until they arrive at their destination.

NB, This contract can not be used instead of the forwarding thickets herein described.

A deposit of 20 000 Norwegian Kroner has been made to the Norwegian government as a security due fulfillment of this contract.

Trondhjem...........190_

Presented the police on .............. 190_

For the Police Commissioner..............

For Dominion Line.............


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