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It
appears
that at
- many ports the production of Wills of Health is insisted on in the case of all vessels coming from Hongkong. These Wills of Health have for many years
been granted by the Colonial
Surgeon and the Health Officer of this port on payment of a private
Enclosu
fee varying from five to ten $5 to $40.
dollars for each Bill of Health issued. No return, however, was -made of these fece, and this
~
Government was not aware of ~
the
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them
the practice of receiving until quite resently. During the enforcement of quarantinė
last
-regulations in this Colony
the attention of the owners
year, and agents of ships
s was called
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to the subject, and representations"!!
were made
by
them to the u
Chamber of Commerce, which
ddressed my Government
follows:-
as
"It has come to the Knowledge of the Committee
that the practice has prevailed
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