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Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom
5 Wuttington Avenue
Leadenhall St & E
London, 23th April 189.8
Hong Kong Ordinance. Re "Vagrants of 22" "hov 97.
Meino: on
Reasons for objecting
Seammess
to
Sections 15 21 22 23 which create
owners masters and agents of slups.
bewn
habiliter for. and
or passengers who may the Colony within six months of landing
in respect of
vagrants
L
On General Funciples the main objection is that the
Lections
the
has
aud
Clauses
to are not in harmony with
"
refined "Merchant Shipping Act 1894" and the Colonial Office
admitted the desirableness of Keeping Colonial Legislations "on all fours" with Imperial
already
es concerned ·
Sections 15421 Clause (C) The Board of hade and
Legislation where shipping
Colonial Authonties already
have ample powers under
Lections 191 & 193 of the nonchant Shipping
Act 1894
by
to deal with distiened seamen and
the M.S
(Mercantile Marine Fund) Bill 1898 " these powers are
being
art
extended but "Desection and "Disappearance
excepted and should also be excepted in the
Ordinance In
all other cares the local Authorities.
can