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some other Chinese Port.

I think it desirable to bring to your Excellency's consideration that if the voyage from China to Manila or to the Philippines should not be considered to incur those risks to the health and lives of Chinese Passengers which the Regulations of the Act were designed to avert (a question which in effect the Act leaves to your decision) the exempting that voyage from the application of the Act would enable British vessels and most probably those of Hongkong to obtain employment in the passenger carrying trade between China and these possessions - and that otherwise that trade would be exclusively enjoyed by Spanish vessels, which not being liable to those Regulations when sailing from Chinese Ports, and being allowed to import goods here at a considerably less duty than is imposed on vessels of other nations, could so adjust the rate of passage money as to exclude the competition of British vessels.

This is the third voyage with Chinese Passengers made by the "Fortuna" to Manila.

27 May

It may be well to state that the Chinese brought here generally pay a rate of passage money and find their own food, the water being provided by the Masters of vessels.

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289AGEsome other Chinese Port.I think it desirable to bring to your Excellency's consideration that if the voyage from China to Manila or to the Philippines should not be considered to incur those risks to the health and lives of Chinese Passengers which the Regulations of the Act were designed to avert (a question which in effect the Act leaves to your decision) the exempting that voyage from the application of the Act would enable British vessels and most probably those of Hongkong to obtain employment in the passenger carrying trade between China and these possessions - and that otherwise that trade would be exclusively enjoyed by Spanish vessels, which not being liable to those Regulations when sailing from Chinese Ports, and being allowed to import goods here at a considerably less duty than is imposed on vessels of other nations, could so adjust the rate of passage money as to exclude the competition of British vessels.This is the third voyage with Chinese Passengers made by the "Fortuna" to Manila.27 MayIt may be well to state that the Chinese brought here generally pay a rate of passage money and find their own food, the water being provided by the Masters of vessels.149

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some other Chinese Port.

I think it desirable to

bring to your i̇xcellency's consideration that if the voyage from thina to Manila or to the Philipines

should not be considered to incur

those risks to the health and lives. of Chinese Passengers which the Regulations of the Ack were designed. to avert (a question which in effect the act leaves to your decision) the exempting that voyage from the application of the act would inable British vessels and most probably those of Hongkong to obtain employment in the passenger carrying trade between thina and these possessions - and that otherwise

that

that trade would be exclusively-

enjoyed by Spanish vessels, which not being liable to those Regulations when sailing from Chinese Ports, and being allowed to import goods here at a considerably less duty than is imposed on vessels of other nations, could so adjust the rate of passage money as to exclude the competition of British bessels-

This is the third boyage with Chinese Passingers made bep

the "Fortuna" to Manila.

may

be well to state that the Chinese brought here genrally pay a rate of passage money and find their own food, the water being provided by the Masters of bessels.

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