CO129-070 - Public Offices - 1858 — Page 144

When the Papcurgere

were muttered,

in compliance with the Chinese "apenger Act, all but Strefused

to proceed. The remainder how-

-Ever, were not relauded

by My pho

Emigration officer and vecitira

enecitirally

tho the pel proceeded to tea with.

whome no les

397 papengers of whom

than 110 died on

the no

voyage

Roher Clearance fertificate

stated that the had on board.

only 81 Papouegers

Expergers the Law Officers

of the frown to whom the papers

were referred

that such an

were of opinion,

infraction of the

Law had berus committed as

sould moolve a

parfecture of

The Boud

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ginew by the Master and

Owner. The

was mi conse

Government

(glonial. Go

consequence

directed to

pict the Bond uisuit, and a

verdict has been obtained in

favor of the (hown, that coupled with

recommendations,

frow

the sury, in which the Chieplustion the attorncy

General and the

Governor, coneur

a suite.

for a

- gation of the penalty, the amount of which is £1000.

E - Although the cause of the lamentable mortality on board this kepel could not be disco= -wered there was

there was no reason to

believe that it arose from,

aggravate

oral a

ated by the untr

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