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committed no
offence
Lakes up their residence in this place (the only spot in China where they can
temporary
lefully be lor :)) the opinion of H.
M's good, shall be ascertained.
we have severe
regulations
against the landing of teemen at Whampoa & Caceton - to Hongkong
therefore
a seaman would naturally
look for a temporary
of
home
there are many cases in
which a seaman seeking a domicile
there
is penniles. the susciple fact of
are none in wheit
his having lost his
Employ should hubject him to topation. I observe that in a Colonial ordinance ipced by Sie George Houbam dated 17t
Dee?
Dec. 1850. to prevent desertions from foreign ships a proviso
was unserted
which left to the governor the power to corrupt questions which might lead to smburragements with Foreign Powers. There is no such proviss in the present
Ordinance.
I beg to rulose a copy of the H project of the ordinance abouge referred to _ of the letter I have instructed the Secretary of this Superintendency to address
to the Colonial Secretary _ and of the proviso
the ordninence of 1850. having He reference to the subjects of Foreign Power
I have d. x.x.
(signed) Joker Bowring,
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