Act in such manner anto Accord specially-
to maintain
to the tessels of the "mepageries Maritimes" __ exemptions which it appears receptry. generally in force, and H.L. observes furthy that the suggestions made in M. Savard letter of the 7th Sept, do not keene to afford
any
solution of the difficulty that could
be adopted; neither was it nitended,
nor would it be desirable that the
operations of the thinese Refungers Act should be restricted to bepels chartered for the conveyance of ruigrants engaged Foreign Countie
under contracts to serve in
ror would it be in accordance with
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practice to exempt any ressels Carrying tapengers
from the ordinary supervision on
they carry
mails.
the ground thet
In conclusion the Secretary
be
of State for the Colonies expresses the hope that the Frened foot
satisfied with the siew taken by the foonnor that the practical
may
now existing
meonvenience is not considerable, and with
the assurance that the Colonial Authorities will be instructed tomate the execution of the law, as little vexations as possible.
I have be
signed franville
practice