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Mr.
Mr. Just.
Mr. Antrobus,
Mr. Cox.
Mr. Lucas.
Sir F. Hopwood.
Mr. Churchill.
The Earl of Elgin.
HONG KONG
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9
Nov 07.
I am directed by the E of E to ack
the receipt of your letter,26908/07,
of Oct 30tle with regard to the fees paid
to the British Censuls at certain Chinese
ports in respect of their services as Emigration Officers, ad Ale
2 It appears to Lord Elgin that
andtrat no legislation is
required in the Colonies in order to
of foot
t the desired change in the present Scale & chayes
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shes. It is of course open to the Gert
hurrike of the Straits Setts te state in aston Ordinance that imigrants will not be received unless the vessel by which they are conveyed kas previously complied with certain requirements in a foreign port,
consider that but his Lordship does net * Colonial leg de can properly legislate for the payment of fees to the
Amans ther
agent of an external Govt at that port.
3 In the case of Hong Kong the Cel Govt is competent to make regulations on this subject owing to the powers conferred upon it by the Imperial Chinese Passengers Act of 1855, ep2ugrono torsord its paters but the tariff which it has established
is only in force until
another scale of