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ship, should be taken into account in calculating probable length of the voyage. It should in fact place the whole decision on this point in the hands of the Emigration Officer. The consequence of this would be that

the Emigration Officer would be involved in continual controversies with the Ship Owners respecting merits of their ships. He would probably be led into some wrong conclusions from insufficient professional knowledge, and would be subject to frequent changes of sentiment and favoritism. The only and most inadequate advantage would be an increase of profit to the Ship Owner of what were presumed to be the fastest ships.

13. (6) The suggestion that the restrictions imposed by the Passengers Act on Emigration from Hong Kong should be enforced at the port of arrival on ships sailing from thence can of course only apply when the ships proceed to British Colony; and there is some difficulty in giving effect to it even to this limited extent, since a Colonial law cannot be applied directly to offences not committed in the Colony.

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307 the ship, should be taken into account in calculating probable length of the voyage. It should in fact place the whole decision on this point in the hands of the Emigration Officer. The consequence of this would be that the Emigration Officer would be involved in continual controversies with the Ship Owners respecting merits of their ships. He would probably be led into some wrong conclusions from insufficient professional knowledge, and would be subject to frequent changes of sentiment and favoritism. The only and most inadequate advantage would be an increase of profit to the Ship Owner of what were presumed to be the fastest ships. 13. (6) The suggestion that the restrictions imposed by the Passengers Act on Emigration from Hong Kong should be enforced at the port of arrival on ships sailing from thence can of course only apply when the ships proceed to British Colony; and there is some difficulty in giving effect to it even to this limited extent, since a Colonial law cannot be applied directly to offences not committed in the Colony.
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the

ship, should be taken into account in cateulating probable length of the 101 age. hould in fait place the whole decision on this point in the -hands of the Emigration Officon- ee would be that

the

once

consequene this Officer nouto be involved

in continual controversies with

the

the Ship Owners

po owners respecting merits of their ships frould

prokably

wirng

be led into some

sexy

"conclusions from insuf=

ев

- ficient profesional knowledge, and mould be subject to frequent, changes of senfaisines and favoritism. The only and

"most inadequate advantage

would

mauld be an increase of propit

un itself

(in doelp four enough, to the

what were presumed

Owner

of

toke the fastest ships.

13. (6) The suggestion that Re restrictions imposed by the Sapengers Act on Emigration prom stong kong should be Enforced at the best of arrival. on thipe crising from thencen

Soili can of tunze

of course only app

only apply

when the ships proceed to British folony:

Colony; and there is

some difficulty in giving effect

to it ever to this limited extent,

sinec a

folonial dan caunst

be applied directly

offences

to

amp

not committed in

-(donial

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