No 11 -1828.
Inclosure N. / in Desp:
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In pursuance of the Minutes entered at the last Legislative Council, I submit for it's further consideration the following observations in writing, respecting the registry of shipping at Hongkong.
The home authorities have decided that ships may be registered at Hongkong under the following clause of the 8th. Vic. 89. "The collector of duties at any British possession within the said limits, and not under the Government of the said Company and at which a custom house is not established, together with the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander-in-Chief of such possession, in respect of ships or vessels to be there registered, by delegating a power to the collector of any local duties" which may be payable at such place.
But as the decision forwarded by the Despatch of the Earl Grey, dated the 13th. April 1848, concerning doubts entertained as to the provisions of the Registry Act. 8 and 9 Victoria, chapter 89, in- respect of Hongkong.
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