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Officer at Melbourne, recording the "number of passengers with which she left this colony, which number agrees with the measurement certificate of the Government Surveyor. If the "Mile" - I presume the circumstances to which your letter had reference did not apply, and then she was bound to a strict conformity with the law. Whether this Harbor Master measured the former vessel for passengers cannot say.
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The "Alfred" seems to have belonged to Messrs. J. Burd & Co., and was, I believe, furnished by them for emigration purposes on account of her large capacity. "The hold permanent lower deck beams, and was certified on 27 February by the Government Surveyor as of 780 tons, with three decks (height between decks more than six feet) and a crew of 48 persons.
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Six feet) ... of men who paid passage money placed on the articles as Steward and cooks, this was not by my sanction; and the Master who lent himself to the creation of this extent deservedly fined. It appears, however, that detriment to the Colonial Revenue furnished a prominent motive of the Acting Immigration Officer in pressing for the infliction of "a heavy penalty. As to the remainder of the slaves over the number allowed by the Imperial Act, it was clearly explained to those concerned, that certificate guaranteed no protection whatever at the port of debarkation, and that every passenger beyond the Parliamentary number was carried at their own risk. But they were apparently...
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Officer at Melbourne, recording the "number of pavevangere with which the left this colony, which mumber
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with the measurement certificate of the Government Surveyor. It the "Mile" "I presume the eirennstances to sobish your letter had reference did not apply, and then she was bou to a strict conformity with the lot. Whether this Harbor Master mexenred the former revsel for passengers
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The " Alfred" Seems to have belonged to Mews : J. Burd $6%, and wom I believe funstrased by them for lenigration purposes on ou
recount of her lenge defacity. "The hond permanent "lower deck beams, and was certified me 27 formary by the Government Surveyor_ us of 780 Thoes, with #hree decks (height between decks mor
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of men who paid pavage money placed on the articles as Stromer and books, this was
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sanction; and the Master who lent
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extent deservedly fined. It Scenes.
however, that detriment to the Colonial
Revenue furnished a prominent motive of the Asting Immigration Officer in foresving for the infliction of "a berry penalty. We to the remainder of the sleeves mer the pumber allowed "by the Imperial Act, it was cleverly explained to think emcerned, tint certificate quaranteed po porotection whatever at the fort of debarkation, and that every powvenger beyond the Parliamentary Mumber was carried at their non risk. But they were_afferrently
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