CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 614

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

if a medical practitioned be placed in charge of every Chinese Passenger Ship, who

shall appear

to the Emigration

fficer to be

posly qualified

for such a position - whatever

his nation, whatever his

professional qualification, " whatever his medical cried.

Into the hardship of of the " Oithona it

the

is

case

therefors

unnecessary

to look, and in

for

ms

case

any

no mere hardship of pressure

under

essure

hip of press.

-articular circumstances

pas

Could warrant.

any relaxation

of positive

hositive Law.

His

His Excellency has

610

referred in the Legislative

Council

on a recent

occasion to Instructions

recieved by

him from ster

Majesty's Government.

as

view

not sanctioning my

the law. It is not for

of

to fly

me to advise It is Excellency in the face of any

positive

sitive instructioné he

have received; but

may

unless those instructions

are

imperative, I shoul certainly advise It is Exrittney that it is perfectly competent

to him to relay the Stringency

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