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facilities for scape afforded by the great influx of Shipping from all parts of the world, as well as the Vessels constantly leaving this place for California - Gecerting

number

of

Seamen could also make their

both in our

way

to Meccar and Euencing moon, which vicinity, but beyond furisdiction - I would also

are

Ma

observe that

our Colonial Police

Ordinance P/4 of 1845, baced on

the

Act. then in force in London, provides

in some 5

Cares

without Warrant.

5.

for anexts

The Chief Magistrate Me Hillier,

in a note on the subject, expresses himmelf as follows._

"It is

"Ordinance does

my opinion that the

well as it is ;

very we

and

that it's provisions would be rendered

#1

"almort useless, _ or at least their 233

"usefulnere would be

were a

great

very much "impaired, - - formal information "and Warrant required as preliminaries " to the anect of a Seaman. The "facility with which seamen can place themselves, as foreigners, beyond "the jurisdiction of our courts, would "render their arrest more difficult, and I think it would be found

"that the satisfaction which has been expressed at the efficient

Acant

for

the

" presented by the Ordinance "recapture of Deserters, would give place "to the complaints which were

réfen " before the Ordinance had existence. "I am exedibly informed that "Merchant here has had the

"Ordinance printed at his "expense in the

form

non

a-

letter, and distribute of a Circular

an

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