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AGENT,

And 18th of December And I have to authorise you to take such steps as appear to you most expedient for carrying them into effect, seeing that the Law Officers have reported that you possess the requisite legal power. You will therefore proclaim the length of passages from Chinese Ports as well as from Hong Kong under the third Section of the Imperial Act, having reference to the difference in the length of voyages during the North East and South West Monsoon; And you will not pass any Local Ordinance which would relieve any Vessels subject to the Imperial Act from its operation.

There occurs here a subordinate question whether the Consul at Amoy may be appointed an Emigration Agent,

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327 AGENT, And 18th of December And I have to authorise you to take such steps as appear to you most expedient for carrying them into effect, seeing that the Law Officers have reported that you possess the requisite legal power. You will therefore proclaim the length of passages from Chinese Ports as well as from Hong Kong under the third Section of the Imperial Act, having reference to the difference in the length of voyages during the North East and South West Monsoon; And you will not pass any Local Ordinance which would relieve any Vessels subject to the Imperial Act from its operation. There occurs here a subordinate question whether the Consul at Amoy may be appointed an Emigration Agent,

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327 AGENT, And 18" of December And I have to authorive you to take such steps As appear to you most expedient for Carrying them into effect, seeing that the Law Officers have reported that you possess the requisite legal power. You will therefore proclaim the length of passages from Chinese Ports as well as from Hong Kong under the third Section of the Imperial Gal, having having reference سن suchs proclamation to the difference in the lenght of voyages during the North East and South West Monsoon; And you will not pass Any Local Ordinance. which would relieve any Vessels nav sugest to the Imperial Act from its operation. نة There occurs here subadinate question whether the Consul at Amoy may be Appointed an Emigratio Agent,

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AGENT,

And 18" of December And I have to authorive

you

to take such steps

As appear to

you

most expedient for Carrying them into

effect, seeing that the

Law Officers have

reported that

you

possess the requisite legal power. You will therefore proclaim the length of passages from Chinese Ports as

well as

from Hong Kong

under the third Section

of the Imperial Gal,

having

having reference

سن

suchs proclamation

to the difference in the lenght of voyages during

the North East and

South West Monsoon;

And

you

will not pass

Any

Local Ordinance.

which would relieve

any

Vessels nav

sugest

to the Imperial Act from its operation.

نة

There occurs here subadinate question

whether the Consul at

Amoy may be

Appointed an Emigratio

Agent,

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