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Melbourne 275 emigrants, and the master was moderately censured thereby as it appears to us.
t259. For this large crew of emigrants.
Mr. W. Emeng states that the Authorities at Hong Kong allowed this shipment and has forwarded in support of his statement the register clearing outward, Victoria, Hong Kong.
G. N. Michell, in which the tonnage of the ship (850 tons) and the number of the emigrants (275) are both specified.
We have found no ground for interfering in Mr. Emeng's favor and have accordingly declined to do so. But it appears to us that the Governor of Hong Kong should be requested to procure an explanation of the apparent irregularity which has been committed by the Officers of the Customs at Hong Kong in allowing her to proceed on her voyage to that colony with a complement of emigrants so greatly in excess of that allowed by the Passengers Act, the enforcement of which has been the subject of continued correspondence with the Acting Governor of Hong Kong.
We have the honor to be,
Your Obedient humble Servants,
Mel Mundock
Reden Roger