Fordon.
ondon. It has not been disputed in the Case of the "John Calvin.
No reason has
our supporing
Appeared to boppove
that the unfortunate
sickness on
board
these vessels was
Attribitable to over-
Growding. Owing to
late
a misconception of the Emigration Officer At Hong Kong, the
numbers which he declared the Ships
Qualified to carry were larger than
the
F
the Act really
409
intended. According
to the Chinese
Passengers Act (18 +19 to Cap 104) the number of Passengers
Greater
to not to be
than after the proportion of one to every 12 Superficial
feet of thie tween Decks. The Puigration Officer did not Confine his measure
Inent
of the "tween
Decks" to the lover.
Deak
Seek (which is the
usual