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reckon in the 20 Asiatic passengers those that are allotted similar lat. and 2nd. class accommodation to that provided for European passengers and should like to make the amend-ment proposed in this respect.
3. The Attorney-General (Sir Henry Berkeley) has advised that this could be done by inserting the word "steerage" between the words "twenty" and "pass-engers" in the 4th. line of the definition of a Chinese Passenger Ship in the Chinese Emigration Ordinance, 1889, and by repealing subsection (3) of Section 15 of that Ordinance. The amending Ordinance would of course under Section II of the Chinese Passenger Act of 1855 have to be reserved for His Majesty's confirmation.
4. It has, however, been pointed out to me that the Regulations which the Legislature of this Colony can enact by Ordinance under Section II of that Act scarcely extend to a modification in the local Ordinance of the definition of a Chinese Passenger Ship which is embodied in Section I of the Imperial Act. The Attorney-General is of opinion that they do so extend but as I am in doubt on this point I refer it for Your Lord-ship's decision and at the same time I have the honour to express