b
į
obtained from the Acting Harbour Master and the Government
1. Marine Surveyor, and it was _
considered that it
on which it
was
a matter
desirable that
the opinion of the Board of Trade should be obtained, before any
change
in the existing law or regulations should be taken into consideration. Accordingly, after several of the Unofficial Members of the Council had expressed their views in favour of a modification the law, I suggested that the
of
motion
motion should be withdrawn,
202
on
my undertaking to refer the question to the Secretary of state,
in order that the views.
of the
Board of Trade on the proposed
exemption of the Steamers of this
Company from the law applying
generally to sea
-going passenger steamers should be ascertained.
The motion was thereupon withdrawn.
annex
Enclosure 5. I Byk Jany + 3rd Feby. 1887.
an
extract
from
one
of
the local papers giving a brief
account of the proceedings in
Conneil
4.
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