and a
London to enquire into the case. That Board has made its report
copy of the Report and of the
evidence taken is enclosed for MP3 Labouchere's information. esidence given before the board is
The
Conformed by the entries in the official
which has been examined at
Log
this Office.
a
The Report and evidence contain
full Statement of all that happened
during
the
voyage - They shew that
of three hundred and thirty two
Emigrantes shipped,
m
less than one
on
The
hundred and twenty eight died
!
the papage
from fever They give
most
96
as it appears
and doine.
by Suicide .
an account of the first appearanc
of discontent and mutinous conduct on
-the part of the Emigrants in the
Part of Hong Hong and they shew "the steps taken by the Captair in the Cause of the voyage. My doas
have however been anxious to obtain
further information upon
ove
or two
points to which the attention of the
Local Marine Board does not appear
to have been specially directed.
Those points are
1. By what persons and on whose
behalf the ship was chartered for the
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