CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12] — Page 254

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on the 15th called at Namoa to tranship portion of her Opium and her Commander

was in.

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the

in Sardene and Matheson's Hong 20th wild, having left his Vessel at the Six Islands at Amoy, bringing to the Agent of the above Firm London Papers and Letters up to the 21th June. The other Bessel the "Spec " sailed from Honghong a day or twe later but in consequence of the North bast

Monsoon having. - set in sooner than usual

.

she did not reach the Perz Islands where she

discharged her drug until the

the 27

the

• evening of

" came into the harbour on

산

the

morning of the 28th took in her cargo

the

and cleared out for Hongkong . evening of the 29th. ult.". Even on her return voyage the Master of this ship endeavours to avoid taking a Mail, nor did he a to assert when asked why he did not give Notice to the Prob. Atarter

hesitate to

Post

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of his intended departure, that his Owners

had ordered him not to do so

The Harbour Regulations of

provide that due notice shall

Hongkong for

be given of the intended departure of Cessels to enable the Best Master to despatch any

Mails he may have to the ships destination,

it

- appears however that such Notice, is seldom given. in such a

ch

: a way or so timely as to afford the Post Master an opportunity of sending his Letters on board before the ship leaves the Port: I would submit that no Vessel ought to leave Honghong

without a Port clearance as is the case

now, nor until the Master has delivered.

in a written statement as to the Ports and places he is.

Coes he is bound/for; if intimation.

were

:ther given to the Post Master he

would be in a

whether

:capacity to judge.

Letters he

it was proher to send any

might