CO129-070 - Public Offices - 1858 — Page 155

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

proclamation for the purposes of the Act

and certain

annexed

regerbations "what shall

"be deemed to be the

"duration of

"of

ai

the voyage.

chinese passenger

"Ship? By a Proclamation

issued

the 2nd of

February 1856 the

Governor,

purs

of the authority this giver, issued a

proclamation fixering the duration of the

voyages of

Chinese

Passenger ships from Hong Kong to various parts of the world.

The duration of voyages. to fixed was calentated with reference to sailing

Hessels only - the

Govern

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vernor has been serice

laimin

applied to to prock a different scale of Voyages for Stearn Vessel, but has been informed

by his legal advisers

that

a.

doubt crisis at

make

to his authority to make.

a distinction between

net

the Voyages of Steam

and sailing Vessels. Your opinion is requested

whether there is an

arry

legal objection to the issure of a Proclamnation by the Governor making

a distinction between

the duration of the voyages of Steam and Sailing Vessels.or whether having already

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