CONFIDENTIAL.
Sir,
C. 0.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG, 7th. June, 1912.
283
B.7.11017
37/24th. and 25th. April on the subject of the alteration of the
Referring to your Confidential Despatches of
Passenger Certificates of the S. S. "Paul Beau and S. S. *Charles Hardouin", I have the honour to inform you that the Attorney- -General advises that the law as it stands does not admit of the adoption of the course proposed by the Board of Trade but that the difficulty could be met by deletion of the word "British" in section 38(1) of the Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1899.
2.
I have accordingly to request your sanction to the introduction of an Amending Ordinance for that purpose, and in this connection would refer to paragraph 3 of Lord Crewe's Con- -fidential Circular of 30th. November, 1909.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
Clani Severn
Officer Administering the Government.
HE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LEWIS HARCOURT, M.F.,
&c..
&C.
&c...