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Seamen's effects.

This plan has the

advantage of preventing the delays

which constantly

occar

at Hong Kong

ad

My Lords belceve, of

Accounts not being

à un consequence,

the shipping, Master's

rendered

direct.

As such delays cause not only

trouble lo

this

Department, but

are

productive of much

of much unconvenience to the

relatives

of seamen who are in poor

aicumstances and look for an early

payment of their clain, My Lords have

thought it right to bring the subject

to the notice of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton

that some plan might

in

the hope that

be

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be adopted to ensure

the

accounts of

the shipping Master at Hong Kong

727 being rendered with greater despatch.

R. I.

I have the honor tobe,

Sir,

Your obedient sewant,

Jannes booth