2.
3
350
"Alfred"
was allowed to proceed
to Victoria.
It appears that the
"Alfred", which is said by the Emigration Agent
at Melbourne
to be 755 tons burthen, and
by
the Emigration Agent at Hong
Kong
to be 780 tons, was allowed to sail from Hongkong with
on board (including 569 persons the Master and crew) although
the number which she could
have carried under the legally Passengers Act of 1852, which
was
then in force in Hongkong,
would
have been on the smaller
computation of her tonnage
377 and on the
larger 390—it appears that the Harbor Master (acting
as it appears he did
in the capacity of Customs officer)
had
given a certificate that the ship had capacity for 476 Passengers exclusive of crew—that a large portion of the Passengers
were carried
on or off deck, which was
in itself
illegal—
and that to conceal the excess
of Passengers
and avoid
the
Passenger tax, 54 of them were
fraudulently placed
on
the
ship's
manifest
as
:
?
2.
3
350
"Alfed"
was allowed to proceed
to Victoria.
It appears that the
"Alfred", which is said by the Sumigation Agrut
t at Melbourne
to be 755 tous burthen, and
by
the Comigration Agent at Aong
Kong
to be 780 tons, was allowed to sail from Hongtong with
on board (including 569 persons the Master and trees) althougs
the number which she conts
have carriers meder the legally Papengers Act of 1852, which
hrad
there in force in Monesting,
would
wouts have been on the smaller
computation ofher tonnage
3772
Statute Adulls and on the
langer 390_that the Harbor Master (acting
as it appecors he
the capacity of fustoms officer)
had
graen a certificate that the this had capacity for 476 Sepengers exclusive of few- that a large portion of the Papengers
were carried
Orlof deck, which was
on ac
-illegal-
and that to conceal the excess
of Papengers
and avoi
the
Papenger lax, 54 of them fraudulently placed
ou
were
the
ships
:
?
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.