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RECEIVED

JULY.23 1846

Sir

act for

239

1413 Houghong

Victoria, Honghong,

30th April, 184.6.

I beg

leave to draw

-your

attention to the

affects

for the Registering of British Ships as it

this Colony - Latterly several applications have been

made to me

cases

for certificates of Registry where the ships have changed

where the

new ownerd

and the Members

building a vessel

de novo

owners and

in

belong to firms reciding here; one Mercantile house who are

of one

on

the Island have applied for

the

usual documents to entitle her. to the privileges of

a

British vessel.

The Attorney General, to whom I referred.

the matter, on considering the last. Act of Parliament

on the subject has come to the conclusion that as

there

is no Collector or Comptroller of Customs at this port,

The Right Htmorable,

W. R. Gladstone, M.P.,

te.

te.

Ye.

an