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Quiese Einigeants to Australia, Chinese
applied to Lir & Bowring to reduce sofaves of the Steven Vepels this length of voyage fixed for Lailing, thips under his proclamation of
J. 2nd of February 1886 - Fir & Dowring
states that he has been advised.
Ighis Attorney Queral that it us doubtful whether he is author=
distivvation between =ized to make a the lengths of voyages aptream sailing Vepals. He therefore, applies forestruction on the subpect._
3. The Chinese Papenger det (Sec. 3) marti that it shall
the Gover
Governor
lawful for the
he
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declare by Goclamation what
and
hall
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" shall be darived to be the duration
of the voyage apany Cheese Sapenger which would appear to
"Ship - wards
be sufficiently extensive of adenit of any clapification which might be thought desirable - As, however, a)
dough exists on the subject and as
This not only reasonable as legants
is the Oconers ofleam Vepals, desxexpedient as regards Eungaut;
that uw avoidable abstado should be thrawon in the way of
the employ
-ment of that flaps of Nepal, I would submit that it would.
would be
desirable to oblace the opinion. of the Saw officers of the Clown on the geration.
Reccelose accordingly
acale
to be submitted to the Law
Officers