CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 590

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The Acting Attorney General was of opinion that the termo of the Act of Parliament contemplated

(contingency of a vessel being unable to procure qualified European Aurgeon, and I found a precedent in the case of the ship "Beatrice which was allowed by Sir John Bouring under

Mr Green's advice, to depart without the European Surgeon.

On looking into this

case observe that it was

Sir John Bowring's intention

Nel.

586

and f

to report it to

you, therefore enclose all the

* + correspondence that took

on the subject.

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ce

place on

I also enclose copy

of letter from the Starbour "Master regarding the ship

"Withona" to which is

ided a memorandum

appended

the

same

of the Acting Attorney Pleneral bearing upon subject, and I beg

to

refer you to Iir ohn Bowring's Despatch No 141 of 22nd October, 1858 enclosing Ordinance No 13 of 1858.