inflicted on each stowaway and its own sneh
penalty has proved wholly inadequate in face of the large profits which are believed to attend the success- ful smuggling of Chinese into the Philippines, and in face of the fact that the stowing away is, it is believed, con- nived at and the profits shared in by members of the Chi- nese crow, stevedores, and brokers, and possibly sometimes by Europeans employed in or about the ship.
The fine imposed hitherto has always been paid at once, and it seems reasonably certain that there are persons connected with the business, as alders and abettors, who are able and willing to pay occasional fines out of the profits accruing.
When legislation in the direction now proposel was suggested last year by the Chamber of Commence the Government were unwilling to take the drastic measure suggested, and properly refused to do so until satisfied that the ship-owners had done all that they could to pro- tect themselves, by requiring the officers of their ships to observe a reasonable precautions against stowing away.
It has now, however, become evident that nothing short of the fear of imprisonment will deter those hitherto en- gaged in this business of "running" Chinese into the Philippines. The Government have accordingly recou- sidered the matter, and this Bill is introduced as a cou- sequence of such reconsideration.
Henil. Brokeley
Attorney General.
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