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Canton and Macas steam boat
Comrary, maying for the remifion a reduction of fines amounting $10,675 which had been inflicted
the Comasny by the Price Magistrate
in
violation
of 3dinance A 11 G 1876:
te Diver Stimmar Expenzer Adinance
Salas
enching a spot of the proceedings bemore the magistrate. Company was convicted
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of breaking the ordinance by carrying 1100 rapengers in excess of what the law allowan in the Steamer "Tinslan" on the 17th of February 1879, and again carrying 955 Repençers in exceps in the Rowan" on the 18th of February 1879. In the 27th of September 1877 the came Company had been
"Jaily Press" 27/h by 1879.
Convicted
of
the came offence in
carrying in the "Finchan" on the 24%
of that mouth 754 papengers
exce's
of
the lawful number.
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that occasion the Police Magistrate
fined the Company $4.020, but ou
the
ground that it was the first Offence under the Irdinance, aux that the Directors undertook to
prevent ang
law in
similar breach of the
future, the Magistrate
(Mr. Mag) recommanded me to
reduce the
F
Fine
to
a nominal one
of $100 which I did.
The Executive Council having
4.
at two meetings considered Mr