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Lame purpose. The Ameriena Passengers Act allows this; and the humigration officer (recenty appointed as your bance informed by my despatch N// of May last), with my sauction, permits
was
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the practice to continue, taking care rule that
fully 12 feet of space be
allowed to each adult on the
upper
hello mid 24 fut on the olor deck,
and
the height between the decks being sir fut. This I consider to be fully sufficient for the preservation of health, and it satisfies both the Chinese Passenger and the Ship. moner, and I see no reason
why the same indulgence should not be allowed to Ships carrying Rinigrants to the West hidies. It is obvious that such
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a relaxation from the stringent praisins
of the huglich "Passengers Act somill materially diminish the cost to the Colonies of each heniquant. The greate points to be attended to are the Seaworthiness and reutilation of the
Fessel, the quality and quantity of the provisions, and the space allowed to cach passenger. If on these the henigration officer entisfy himself I consider others of ruinon importance.
snuc
10. It would be well I think if local huactment were made to meet
the
piculiar situation of this place. Tinder present circumstances, though
Louc
effective control is
absolutely
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