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The leolonial Government
of Hong Kong alleges that the sick and deskhite Seamen falling to its
care directly, are quite enough to
look after, without mew
being sent there from other ports, but I cannot
help thinking that if the number
and
aggregate tommage of British
Vessels leaving that Port in a
for the United
Hingdom
were
year!
compared with the number of destitute British seamen sent away
it would be seen that the whole of
the opportunities were not laken
advantage