CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 36

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be made, and the rather serious issues in the act,

which

a recent Ordinance

of this

Legislature was framed to cure,

(but which will remain without

remedy during

the interval

between the passing of the ordinance

here and its approval

and

confirmation in Downing

Street)

has been long ago

detected by the

traders in human flesh,

and will no doubt be utilised by them for the prosecution of their future designs.

To that end I devoted all

my humble industry

in the

investigation of analogous precedents,

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and I succeeded in presenting to the Chief Justice such a mass of

authority, as satisfied Mr. Hulme,

(I quote his words in

giving that judgment,) that the seizure

was lawful, that the vessel had

incurred forfeiture under the "Chinese Passengers Act", and that

there had been two distinct

and unequivocal violations of that Act by her owner, 1st in having put on

board an excess

over 300 of Chinese passengers

for Australia from this port;

and 2nd in having

cleared out

or proceeded to sea without

proper emigration papers. The Chief Justice

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be made, and the rather serious issues in the act, which a recent Ordinance of this Legislature was framed to cure, (but which will remain without remedy during the interval between the passing of the ordinance here and its approval and confirmation in Downing Street) has been long ago detected by the traders in human flesh, and will no doubt be utilised by them for the prosecution of their future designs. To that end I devoted all my humble industry in the investigation of analogous precedents, Page 33 and I succeeded in presenting to the Chief Justice such a mass of authority, as satisfied Mr. Hulme, (I quote his words in giving that judgment,) that the seizure was lawful, that the vessel had incurred forfeiture under the "Chinese Passengers Act", and that there had been two distinct and unequivocal violations of that Act by her owner, 1st in having put on board an excess over 300 of Chinese passengers for Australia from this port; and 2nd in having cleared out or proceeded to sea without proper emigration papers. The Chief Justice Page 100
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be made, and the rather since

the Casus tissues in the act,

whrich

a recent Ordinance

cirance of this

Legislature was • framed to cure,

(but which will remain without

remedy during

the interval

between the passing of the ordinance

roval and

here and its approval

”

confirma tion in Dosonings

Oncoving Street)

has been long ago

detected by the

traders in human flesh,

aird.

will no doubt be utilised by thim for the prosecution of their future designes.

To that end I devoted all

:

humble ind

my

industry

in the.

investigation of analogous precedents,

R

33

and I succeeded in presenting to the Chief Justice such a mass of

authority, as satisfied Mr. Huline,

gr

( I quote his words in

e giving that the seizure

judgment,) that the

"' was lawful, that the vessel had.

incurred : forfeiture under the "Chinese Passengers act", and that

'there had been two distinct

and unequivocal violations of " that act by her owner, 12 in having put on

Eng

on board an excess

over 300] of Chinese passengers

for australia from this port;

and 20 sis

having

cleared

red out

or proceeded to sea without

aptecund

"Curigration Papers". The Chief Juster

100

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