:

be made, and the rather since

the Casus tissues in the act,

whrich

a recent Ordinance

cirance of this

Legislature was • framed to cure,

(but which will remain without

remedy during

the interval

between the passing of the ordinance

roval and

here and its approval

confirma tion in Dosonings

Oncoving Street)

has been long ago

detected by the

traders in human flesh,

aird.

will no doubt be utilised by thim for the prosecution of their future designes.

To that end I devoted all

:

humble ind

my

industry

in the.

investigation of analogous precedents,

R

33

and I succeeded in presenting to the Chief Justice such a mass of

authority, as satisfied Mr. Huline,

gr

( I quote his words in

e giving that the seizure

judgment,) that the

"' was lawful, that the vessel had.

incurred : forfeiture under the "Chinese Passengers act", and that

'there had been two distinct

and unequivocal violations of " that act by her owner, 12 in having put on

Eng

on board an excess

over 300] of Chinese passengers

for australia from this port;

and 20 sis

having

cleared

red out

or proceeded to sea without

aptecund

"Curigration Papers". The Chief Juster

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