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5. The truth to be paid that if this penalty is now further limited by restraining the commanders of these projecting ships from enforcing it, the efficiency of the Act to prevent the abuses which have given rise to some scandal will be materially reduced. A British vessel, for instance, might take passengers on board at a port where there was no British Consul, [Ramoa, perhaps, which is a principal port for Emigrants] and land them at a foreign port where there was likewise no Consul (say, the Chuicha, Lintcha, or Sober Islands!) and though discovered and visited by a British cruizer or voyager, and though the people might be overcrowded and treated as to have produced the excessive mortality which has occurred in former years, the Master would be at liberty to go on his venture, and only be subject to prosecution for misdemeanor if he returned to British territory. Considering the great profits of this trade, we fear that such a penalty, especially so easily evaded, would scarcely have any effect.

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18 · papers, or forged or dubiety altered ours. 5. The truth to be paid that if this penalty is now further limited by restraining the commanders of these projecting ships from enforcing it, the efficiency of the Act to prevent the abuses which have given rise to some scandal will be materially reduced. A British vessel, for instance, might take passengers on board at a port where there was no British Consul, [Ramoa, perhaps, which is a principal port for Emigrants] and land them at a foreign port where there was likewise no Consul (say, the Chuicha, Lintcha, or Sober Islands!) and though discovered and visited by a British cruizer or voyager, and though the people might be overcrowded and treated as to have produced the excessive mortality which has occurred in former years, the Master would be at liberty to go on his venture, and only be subject to prosecution for misdemeanor if he returned to British territory. Considering the great profits of this trade, we fear that such a penalty, especially so easily evaded, would scarcely have any effect.

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· papers, or forged or pandubuelty

altered ours.

5. The thou to be

apaid that if :this penalty he now further limited by restraining the peumanders of there Projecting ships pour enforcing it, the officerney of the Act to prevent the abuses

which have quien nice to soumeh scandal will be materially. reduced. A British befel for instance might take papengers portin thund Consul,

on board at a

where there was no

[Ramoa, perhaps, thich is a prunicipal port for Emigrants/

and land them at a

Foreign port

There

likewise no pousal

where there was

(say.

the thincha,

a, or Sober Sslands!

and though discovered and visited by a British Quizer onher and though the people might

voyager

bescrowded and treated as to have reproduced the excepint mortality

which has occurred in

the Master would

former years,

be at liberty to go ou

penture, and ou

only

with his

be subject to

prosecution ford misdemeanor if he returned to British Ferritory. Considering the great profits of

this Frade,

fear that serch

pecially so easily conded, would scarcely

have

avy

effect

Tim

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