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formed, and finally if no employment can be found by shipping them from the Colony
And it seeks to relieve the Colony from the expenses of such removal by rendering liable the employers of the destitute, or, if a sailor, the master or agent of the vessel, and lastly by placing a penalty on the master,
or agent of a vessel from which a destitute immigrant arrives at preventing the arrival in the Colony of this undesirable class.
The question of the diet of immigrants when detained in the Work House, and other details would be considered in Committee.
With these observations I beg to submit this Bill for the consideration of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.
Signed Edwr Ackroyd
Acting Attorney General
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Minute by the Officer Administering the Government
I think the Acting Attorney-General should see the Secretary of State's Despatch of 28th April, 1885, which does not appear to have been sent to him.
(signed) J. H. Marsh
July 18th 1886.
Minute by the Acting Colonial Secretary
Send accordingly to Acting Attorney General.
(Signed) Sn Shwartz
Acting Colonial Secretary
14th July, 1886.
Further Report by the Acting Attorney General.
The Circular dated the 26th day of July 1880 referred to stowaways. As far as I can gather from the papers connected with this matter there have been no complaints respecting the landing of stowaways