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to them further than to say that it is impossible for a Mail Steamer bound to sail on fixed days and hours to comply with them. Voyages of not more than seven days duration are expressly exempted from the operation of the Ordinance No28 of 1871, and inasmuch as the Contract time for the voyage from Singapore to Bes... the furthest port to which the Company's Steamers afford conveyance of Chinese, is only six days, while the voyage is generally performed in less, it might be supposed that the Ordinance would not apply to the Company's Mail Steamers.

But the Directors are informed by their Superintendent in China that it is proposed to subject them to its operation. Fould this intention be carried out, the Company will be compelled to decline carrying Chinese passengers, and the effect of this Ordinance, intended for the protection of the Chinese, will be to prevent them from making use of the Company's Steamers for conveyance.

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it is impos...sible for a Mail Steamer bound to sail on fixed days and hours to comply with them. Voyages of not more than seven days duration are expressly exempted from the operation of the Ordinance No28 of 1871, and inasmuch as the Contract time for the voyage from Singapore- Bes... the furthest port to which the Company's Steamers afforded conveyance of Chinese and carried by the Company's Steamers - is only six days while the voyage is generally performed in less, it might be supposed that the Ordinance would not apply to the Company's Mail Steamers, but the Directors are informed by their Superintendent in China that it as proposed to Subject them to its operation.

Fould this intention be carried out, the Company will be compelled to decline carrying Chinese passengers and the effect of this Ordinance intended for the protection of the Chinese, will this be to prevent them from making use of the Conveyance.

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to them further than to say that it is impossible for a Mail Steamer bound to sail on fixed days and hours to comply with them. Voyages of not more than seven days duration are expressly exempted from the operation of the Ordinance No28 of 1871, and inasmuch as the Contract time for the voyage from Singapore to Bes... the furthest port to which the Company's Steamers afford conveyance of Chinese is only six days, while the voyage is generally performed in less, it might be supposed that the Ordinance would not apply to the Company's Mail Steamers.

But the Directors are informed by their Superintendent in China that it is proposed to subject them to its operation. Fould this intention be carried out, the Company will be compelled to decline carrying Chinese passengers, and the effect of this Ordinance, intended for the protection of the Chinese, will be to prevent them from making use of the Company's Steamers for conveyance.

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to them further than to say that

it is impossible for a Mail

Steamer bound to sail on

fixed days and hours to comply with them.

Voyages of not more than

seven days duration are expressly

exempted from the operation of the

Ordinance No28 of 1871, and inasmuch

as the Contract time for the

the voyage from

Singapore- Bes... the furthest port to

which the Company's Steamers

afforded conveyance of Chinese

and carried by the Company's Steamers -

is only six days while the voyage

is generally performed in less, it

might be supposed that the Ordinance

would not apply to the Company's Mail

Steamers, but the Directors are

informed by their Superintendent

in China that it as proposed to

Subject them to its operation.


Fould this intention be carried

out, the Company will be

compelled to decline carrying Chinese

passengers and the effect of this Ordinance

intended for the protection of the Chinese,

will this be to prevent them from making

use of the Conveyance.


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to them further than to say that it is impossible for a Mail Steamer bound to sail on fixed days and hours to comply with them.

Voyages of not more than seven days duration are expressly exempted from the operation of the Ordinance No28 of 1871, and inasmuch as the Contract time for the voyage from Singapore to Bes... the furthest port to which the Company's Steamers afford conveyance of Chinese is only six days, while the voyage is generally performed in less, it might be supposed that the Ordinance would not apply to the Company's Mail Steamers.

But the Directors are informed by their Superintendent in China that it is proposed to subject them to its operation.

Fould this intention be carried out, the Company will be compelled to decline carrying Chinese passengers, and the effect of this Ordinance, intended for the protection of the Chinese, will be to prevent them from making use of the Company's Steamers for conveyance.

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The best response is actually:

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to them further than to say that it is impossible for a Mail Steamer bound to sail on fixed days and hours to comply with them. Voyages of not more than seven days duration are expressly exempted from the operation of the Ordinance No28 of 1871, and inasmuch as the Contract time for the voyage from Singapore to Bes... the furthest port to which the Company's Steamers afford conveyance of Chinese and carried by the Company's Steamers - is only six days while the voyage is generally performed in less, it might be supposed that the Ordinance would not apply to the Company's Mail Steamers, but the Directors are informed by their Superintendent in China that it is proposed to Subject them to its operation. Fould this intention be carried out, the Company will be compelled to decline carrying Chinese passengers and the effect of this Ordinance intended for the protection of the Chinese, will be to prevent them from making use of the Conveyance.

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to them further than to say that

it is impossible for a Mail

Steamer bound to sail on

fixed days and hours to comply with them.

Voyages of not more than

seven days duration are expressly

exempted from the operation of the

Ordinance No28 of 1871, and inasmuch

as the Contract time for the

the voyage from

Singapore- Bes... the furthest port to

which the Company's Steamers

afforded conveyance of Chinese

and carried by the Company's Steamers -

is only six days while the voyage

is generally performed in less, it

might be supposed that the Ordinance

would not apply to the Company's Mail

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informed by their Superintendent

in China that it as proposed to

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to them further than to say that it is impossible for a Mail Steamer bound to sail on fixed days and hours to comply with them. Voyages of not more than seven days duration are expressly exempted from the operation of the Ordinance No28 of 1871, and inasmuch as the Contract time for the voyage from Singapore to Bes... the furthest port to which the Company's Steamers afford conveyance of Chinese is only six days, while the voyage is generally performed in less, it might be supposed that the Ordinance would not apply to the Company's Mail Steamers, but the Directors are informed by their Superintendent in China that it is proposed to subject them to its operation.

Fould this intention be carried out, the Company will be compelled to decline carrying Chinese passengers, and the effect of this Ordinance, intended for the protection of the Chinese, will be to prevent them from making use of the Company's Steamers for conveyance.

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