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bool had been comployed in Carrying Chine comigrants from King Kong to Havannah is And that dicouse had broken out amonget them shortly lifter learnig Kong Hong lind that time than one third of thom had died during the Vogan.

In all Cases of death on board Chip My inclurations Ate to make enquiry cond off thank the Cose Requires it; to mattera Jeport to the Board of Trade. In the flavont Case I thought & necessary and did make be Report to the Board of Trade. Shave no reason to suspect that

blame attaches to the Mailer in reforme to the Said deaths. but on the

Contrary Miquiries which Shore Mode have led Tie to believe that there was no went

lettantion on the part of the Master.

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Shave Never Saw the Chinensisenger Act of 1855 and have no knowledge of its Provisions; but supposing Schiel Snow wohl at the frommions of that bat eta it would be no part of my duty to do= 2 Catain lokether these had been complicil with. The the Salvin, besides bang a Colonial Vopel was not entirely under the Merchants Steppery Not 18344, Nor was the Marter bound to ferdin to me an Official Log Book for the Voyage fine. Hong Kong to Greenock, _

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but as he handed me an Official Lege Precevr it and transmitted it along with the other documents.

The Oficial Loy and List of Crow

C. are often for inspection and can be procured

Registy at the Generally, and Reard of fun of Season London. This is the

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Gunock 23? Feby 1857.

All the crew who came from Hong Kory with the John (aloin "and" arrived here left this port shortly after the vessel was discharged.. excepting a man called Alpit and another Allen Loob and a Lascar seaman who can speak no English and who was sent to the Hospital on airwal here and has now

who was

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recovered. The Captain or Master has also left for London and took with him the surgeon

Chinaman. The address of the master in London as left with me by him is "Captain Alongs Thornhill at "Messi Broadwood & Barclay * 5 Sdol have Tower Street London'

This is truth

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