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facilities for scape afforded by the great influx of Shipping from all parts of the world, as well as the Vessels constantly leaving this place for California - Gecerting
number
of
Seamen could also make their
both in our
way
to Meccar and Euencing moon, which vicinity, but beyond furisdiction - I would also
are
Ma
observe that
our Colonial Police
Ordinance P/4 of 1845, baced on
the
Act. then in force in London, provides
in some 5
Cares
without Warrant.
5.
for anexts
The Chief Magistrate Me Hillier,
in a note on the subject, expresses himmelf as follows._
"It is
"Ordinance does
my opinion that the
well as it is ;
very we
and
that it's provisions would be rendered
#1
"almort useless, _ or at least their 233
"usefulnere would be
were a
great
very much "impaired, - - formal information "and Warrant required as preliminaries " to the anect of a Seaman. The "facility with which seamen can place themselves, as foreigners, beyond "the jurisdiction of our courts, would "render their arrest more difficult, and I think it would be found
"that the satisfaction which has been expressed at the efficient
Acant
for
the
" presented by the Ordinance "recapture of Deserters, would give place "to the complaints which were
réfen " before the Ordinance had existence. "I am exedibly informed that "Merchant here has had the
"Ordinance printed at his "expense in the
form
non
a-
letter, and distribute of a Circular
an
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