1 F A J 4. 88 hmigracits a space superficial feet instead of of 12 13- Expengues bras tw as prescribed by the Deparques Act 1882, the Tonnage Check Hongkong practically disregarded - and the number of Emigrants that a ship might carry limited by the space available alone. This seems to have continued till January 1855 when the Lieutenant Governor directed the Emigration Officer to enforce the Passengers Act, being, however, to continue to ships that had been already taken up the relaxations previously allowed.
It was under this provision that the William and Martha, which sailed on the 5th February 1855, carried so large a cargo of passengers. It can scarcely be held that this explanation is satisfactory. Considering the abuses which had occurred in Chinese Emigration and their fearful results, we should have expected that the Government of Hongkong would have been peculiarly careful to enforce all the restrictions which the Law had provided for the protection of these Emigrants. One can scarcely observe that
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1
F
A
J
4.
88
hmigracits a space
superficial feet instead
of
of
12
13-
Expengues
bras tw
as prescribed by the deparques Act 1882, the Tonnage (heck Hongkong practically disregarded - and the number of Envigrants
that a
ship height carry
limited by the space thick
alone. This seems
to have
continued till January 1855 when the dieutenant Governor
directed the Emigration Officer
to ex
exforce
allowing
the Japenger Act,
hein, however, to
continue to ships that had
been already
taken up
the
relaxations previously allowed.
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Et was under this percipion that the Hilliam and Martha,
which sailed on the 5th February
1855, carried so
large
a. ca
excep
of Papengers.
It can searuly
be held.
that this explanation in
satisfactory. Considering the
abuser which had occurred in Chinese Emigration
on and their
fearful results, we should have expected that the Government
of Houghong wouts his peculiarly careful to my
exforu all the restrictions which the Eaw had provided
for
the
protection of these Emigrants . The seed scarcely observe
that
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