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that the agreements with

property made

them were

and understood.

No this

may

added another prout

perhaps

more onaterial.

Appendect to the Chinese, Passengers Act is

n

a)

schedule of Rules which

arc

to be in force,

unless others

arc?

substituted, with the

the

Royal assent, by Rigislature of Hong Kong.

clone have been substituted,

One

Y

One of the Rules is that for every Papenger

board there must

be five superficial fect

of Upper deell, and twelve feet of lower deck. The figures in the Emmigration Officers Certificate for the "Rutle

of Portland" only show

between 3 and 4 on

the upper deck, and between 8 and 9 feet below.

As this

requirement of sufficient

space

is at

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