CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 131

were d

and

- duly inspected the correctness of their

ments ascertained.

agreements

"

ther desired an-

You further explanation.

upon

the

numbers which both

a

wvere

and

the said ships computed to be legally qualified to carry

report explaining how, when the Chinese Passengers act requires for each - passenger a space of 5- superficial feet upper a

or aw 12 Su

on the

superficial

eet on the lower deck,

feet

the Emigration Officer's

128

Certificate would only allow

about 3 su

superficial feet

above and & below in

Now to the number

proportion

of passengers

declared

admissible in such tivo

ships.

I have the hover to transmit in reply

reply the

accompanying letters with documents from the Emigration officer, dated respectively the 29th

December, 1856, and 15th

May, 1857.-

These will I trust

prove to your satisfaction