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Tonnage check shall be calculated according to a ship's registered tonnage how or it & announced, that in future the system of measurement hereafter to be employed the tonnage British ships will be applied to all ships employed for measuring of in the carriage of Emigrants.

In the latter there is substituted for Medicines required by a former Proclamation, a new scale of such articles, the provisions and medicines such as may be approved by the Emigration Officer.

3 - To the notification respecting the Tonnage Check no objection, especially as it is proposed in the Passenger Act Amendment Bill now before Parliament, to exempt vessels from paying the Tonnage check altogether. The proclamation respecting provisions and medicines is equally unobjectionable in principle, but we do not think the law has authorized the Governor to delegate to the Emigration Officer the power of substituting other articles for those prescribed by law.

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314 Tonnage check shall be calculated according to a ship's registered tonnage how or it & announced, that in future the system of measurement hereafter to be employed the tonnage British ships will be applied to all ships employed for measuring of in the carriage of Emigrants. In the latter there is substituted for Medicines required by a former Proclamation, a new scale of such articles, the provisions and medicines such as may be approved by the Emigration Officer. 3 - To the notification respecting the Tonnage Check no objection, especially as it is proposed in the Passenger Act Amendment Bill now before Parliament, to exempt vessels from paying the Tonnage check altogether. The proclamation respecting provisions and medicines is equally unobjectionable in principle, but we do not think the law has authorized the Governor to delegate to the Emigration Officer the power of substituting other articles for those prescribed by law. 1
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314 Tonnage (heck shall be. "catentated according to a ships registered tonnage how or " it & announced, that in future the systemce of measurement hereafter to be employed the tomeage British ships will he applied to all ships employed for measuring of in the carriage of Sapenzern In the latter there is substitue= -ted for Medicines required by a jouner Roclamation, a new scale of such articles, the provisions and от such provisions and medicines He as may be approved by the the the rucigration Officer 3 - Fo the notification respecting the Commage 10.0 Lee Check no objection, especially asitis proposed in the Papenger Act Amendment Bill now- before Parliament, to exempt bepels from sang tong pace the Lounage check altogether. The proclamation resple feeling provisions and mediciner is equally unobjectionables in principle, but we do not think the daw has authorized the Covernor to delegate to the the Orhe komer rucigration Agrut κι of substituting other articles those prescribed by for the 1
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Tonnage (heck shall be. "catentated according to a ships registered tonnage

how or

"

it

& announced, that in future the systemce of measurement hereafter to be employed

the tomeage British ships will he applied to all ships employed

for measuring of

in the carriage of Sapenzern

In the latter there is substitue=

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the provisions and

от

such provisions and medicines

He as may be approved by

the

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the rucigration Officer

3 - Fo the notification respecting the Commage

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no objection, especially asitis proposed in the Papenger

Act Amendment Bill now-

before Parliament, to exempt bepels from sang tong pace the Lounage check altogether. The proclamation resple

feeling provisions and mediciner is equally unobjectionables in principle, but we do not think the daw has authorized the Covernor to delegate to the

the Orhe komer rucigration Agrut

κι

of substituting other articles those prescribed by

for

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