CO129-074 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Robinson - 1859 [6-12] — Page 68

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on the regulations alone, then this legislature

can deal with the matter but as the

Section before me requires these things

to be done the case

Ship proceeding on a

of every passenger

voyage of more than seven days I apprehend the Colonial legislature cannot alter that.

New Regulations might be framed

Compliance

effect - A voyage of 21 days duration would in reality only include the ports of China and Manila - It seems to be

intended that free emigrants to Australia

and the ships conveying

them are not to be exempted from the requirements of the act except probably as

to the necessity of explaining to them the

nature of their contract passage ticket

in such a way as to render a

compliance with Section 4. A mere

form

will

I

need not

say

how vexatious it would

be to require compliance with that form especially where the giving a Bond

is

part of it - The device would

be

so

cumbersome that I would be loath to adopt it But practically I do not think the proposed change

would have the desired

effect on

voyages

to

which they

are

bound

(emigrants or

perhaps "bound" would

be the more correct word) to Siam,

Singapore, the Indian Archipelago,

and the ships conveying

them

are to be

exempted. Now the length of a voyage from Hongkong to these places varies at different periods of the year according

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67on the regulations alone, then this legislaturecan deal with the matter but as theSection before me requires these thingsto be done the caseShip proceeding on aof every passengervoyage of more than seven days I apprehend the Colonial legislature cannot alter that.New Regulations might be framedComplianceeffect - A voyage of 21 days duration would in reality only include the ports of China and Manila - It seems to beintended that free emigrants to Australiaand the ships conveyingthem are not to be exempted from the requirements of the act except probably asto the necessity of explaining to them thenature of their contract passage ticketin such a way as to render acompliance with Section 4. A mereformwillIneed notsayhow vexatious it wouldbe to require compliance with that form especially where the giving a Bondispart of it - The device wouldbesocumbersome that I would be loath to adopt it But practically I do not think the proposed changewould have the desiredeffect onvoyagestowhich theyarebound(emigrants orperhaps "bound" wouldbe the more correct word) to Siam,Singapore, the Indian Archipelago,and the ships conveyingthemare to beexempted. Now the length of a voyage from Hongkong to these places varies at different periods of the year according
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67on the regulations alone, then this legistatureconla deal with the matter but as theSection before me requires these thingsto be done the caseShip proceeding on aof every passengervoyage of more than seven days I apprehend the- Colonial legislature cannot alter that.New Regulations might be framedComplianceeffect - Avoyage of 21 days duration would in reality only include the ports of China and Manila - It seems to be~intendes that free emigrants to Australia·and the ships conveyingandCaliforniathem are not to be exempted from the requirements of the act except-probably asto the necessity of explaining to them thenature of their contract passage ticketin such a way as to render a with Section 4. A mereformleut.Iand theNeed notsayhow vexations it wouldbe to require compliance with that form expecially where the giving a Bondis•part of it - The device wouldbeLonclumey that I would be loth to adopt it But practically I do not think the proposed changewoven have the desiredNoyage onwhich theyarebut that emigrants (passengerbounacorneabe the more correct word) to Siam,Singapore, the Indian Archipelags toand the ships conveyingthemare to beexempted. Now the length of a tryage from Hongkong to these places varies at different periods of the year according
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on the regulations alone, then this legistature

conla deal with the matter but as the

Section before me requires these things

to be done the case

Ship proceeding on a

of every passenger

voyage of more than seven days I apprehend the- Colonial legislature cannot alter that.

New Regulations might be framed

Compliance

effect - Avoyage of 21 days duration would in reality only include the ports of China and Manila - It seems to be ~

intendes that free emigrants to Australia

·

and the ships conveying

and

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them are not to be exempted from the requirements of the act except-probably as

to the necessity of explaining to them the

nature of their contract passage ticket

in such a way as to render a

with Section 4. A mere

form

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I

and the

Need not

say

how vexations it would

be to require compliance with that form expecially where the giving a Bond

is

• part of it - The device would

be

Lon

clumey that I would be loth to adopt it But practically I do not think the proposed change

woven have the desired

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on

which they

are

but that emigrants (passenger

bouna

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be the more correct word) to Siam,

Singapore, the Indian Archipelags to

and the ships conveying

them

are to be

exempted. Now the length of a tryage from Hongkong to these places varies at different periods of the year according

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