of London. It has not
been disputed in the
Case of the Johns дей
Calvin".
No reason has
In eithering.
Appeared to suppose
that the unfortunate fickness in board
these Vessels was
2
Attributable to over-
Rowding. Owrig
to
a misconception of
the Enigation Officer at Hong Kong, the
numbers which he
declared the Ships
qualified to carry were
larger
399
larger than the lat
really intended. According to the Chinese Passengers Act
(18+ 19. Vic.cap 104)
the
number of Passengers
greater
is not to be than after the proportion
of
one to
every
12
superficial feet of the between Decks. The
Eurigration Officer
did not confine his measurement of the btween decks to the lover deck I which is
the usual and real
meaning of the term)
but included all Itrose parts of the lipper Deck which were
housed