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"It shall be lawful for the Governors of Her Majesty's Colonies abroad, if they shall think fit, to declare by Proclamation, that Ships, intending to sail from any Ports within their respective Governments may convey Passengers, being Natives of Asia or Africa, at the rate of one for every twelve superficial feet of the Passenger Deck; and in pursuance of this Act a Proclamation was issued by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong dated 28th December 1853, declaring that twelve, instead of fifteen feet, should be deemed a sufficient allowance of space for any natives of Asia or Africa, who may be conveyed from Hongkong through the Tropics. As neither the Act of Parliament last referred to, nor His Excellency's Proclamation, consequent thereto says a word about tonnage, it regulates the number of Passengers allowed by the space available for them, the parties connected with the "Alfred" had undoubted right to all the advantages they conferred, and I have no hesitation in saying that when the "Alfred" quitted this port, she had fully and completely complied with all the requirements of the Act of Parliament and the Laws of this Colony, in regard to the number of persons she had in the Passenger's List, and indeed all those who were mustered on board.
But even admitting for the sake of argument, that the "Alfred" was not entitled to carry Passengers on her lower deck, she certainly had an undoubted right to have her tonnage computed to the amount at which it was legally registered when she took the Passengers on board.
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the number of Passengers allowed by the space available for them, the parties "Connected with the "Alfred" hard undoubted right to all the advantages they conferred, and I have us hesitation "Saying that Samvider the "Alfred", when the quitted this out, had fully and completely complied with all the requirements of the Act of Parliament and the Laws of this Colony, in regard to the pumber of persons the had in the Passenger's List, and indeed on to all
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but even admitting for the sake of argument, that the "Alfred" was not. ontitled to carry Passengers
on her lower deck, she certainly had an sundoubted right to have her tomage conceded to the amount at which it was legally registered when she took the Passengers on brand
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