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of London. It has not

been disputed in the

Case of the Johns дей

Calvin".

No reason has

In eithering.

Appeared to suppose

that the unfortunate fickness in board

these Vessels was

2

Attributable to over-

Rowding. Owrig

to

a misconception of

the Enigation Officer at Hong Kong, the

numbers which he

declared the Ships

qualified to carry were

larger

399

larger than the lat

really intended. According to the Chinese Passengers Act

(18+ 19. Vic.cap 104)

the

number of Passengers

greater

is not to be than after the proportion

of

one to

every

12

superficial feet of the between Decks. The

Eurigration Officer

did not confine his measurement of the btween decks to the lover deck I which is

the usual and real

meaning of the term)

but included all Itrose parts of the lipper Deck which were

housed