inte bar
rijections to the Bill being
passed in its present shape. :-
jot That it is completely at
force in the United Kingdoms for regulating the number of passengers to be carried by River Steamers Employed on voyages similar to that between Hongkong and Canton.
boyage,
gud That the system for Estimating the number of passengers to be carried under the proposed Ordinance is unfair when compared with that Enforced by the Migration Act upon vessels making voyages of less than seven days duration.
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or reasonable grounds can be shown that a steamer like the "Ichang" is unfit to carry a greater number of passengers than the ordinance proposes to limit her to.
In support of
objections to a
the above
bcg to invite attention to a few instances bearing strongly upon the matter which seem to him worthy of consideration.
For River navigation in the
United Kingdoms, such as compared with that between Hongkong and Canton or Macao, the steamer "Ichang" 1049 tons net Register would be permitted to carry 2550 passengers
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