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last fixes that 20 days, at the voyage to Amoy is longer it is scarcely credible on perusal that any court would allow it to be less than 7 days on the ground that it was not included in the Proclamation. But on this point we entirely differ and doubt on the matter hereafter, it would be desirable that Sir J. Bowring should issue a Proclamation, under the 3rd section of the Chinese Passenger Act, defining the length of voyages from Ports on the Continent of China as well as Hong Kong. And we would suggest the question whether in certain cases the proclaimed duration of the voyages should not be made to vary according to the season compelling a shipping Agent to pick on board during the favorable monsoon a quantity of provisions which could only be required during the unfavorable monsoon would be unnecessary in itself.

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109 last fixes that 20 days, at the voyage to Amoy is longer it is scarcely credible on perusal that any court would allow it to be less than 7 days on the ground that it was not included in the Proclamation. But on this point we entirely differ and doubt on the matter hereafter, it would be desirable that Sir J. Bowring should issue a Proclamation, under the 3rd section of the Chinese Passenger Act, defining the length of voyages from Ports on the Continent of China as well as Hong Kong. And we would suggest the question whether in certain cases the proclaimed duration of the voyages should not be made to vary according to the season compelling a shipping Agent to pick on board during the favorable monsoon a quantity of provisions which could only be required during the unfavorable monsoon would be unnecessary in itself.
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last fixes that 20 days, at the voyage pour Amoy is longer it is

seanerly credible

on perus

that any gurt would a

it to be lip than 7 days the ground that it was

not included in

the

Proclamation. But lo

avy

preaut differally

doubt or

ou the matter

hereafter, it would he

desirable that Six I Bourn

1 Bowring

should ipne a Proclamation, under the 3rd section of the Thinese Japenger Act, defering

the

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the length of voyages proms Porti on the (ontinent of

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as well at

repom

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the question whett

certain cases the proclaimed

duration

of

the vergreges should

not be made to var

varey

accord=

o w device

the

-sing to the seaso compelling a shipping Agrich -to pick on board during the

favorable monsoon

M.

quantity of provisions which could only be requied during

the unfavorable mousion would be unrepary

etzelf

Į

?

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