H. G. Ward applied for this clearance on the ground that the facilities for inspecting the emigrants and provisions were greater at Macao than Hongkong; that the departure of the ships from Macao would shorten the voyage by about 8 days; and that the measure, fittings, and regulation of the ship had been inspected and approved by the Emigration Officer at Hongkong, and all the requirements of the Chinese Passengers Act had been complied with.
Sir J. Bowring referred the application to the Emigration Officers and to his legal adviser, both of whom decidedly recommended a compliance with it. The latter added that it was undoubtedly competent to the Governor to appoint the Consul at Macao to be Emigration Agent for the purpose of carrying out the arrangement.
Sir J. Bowring declined to adopt that course and required the ship to return to Hongkong for a clearance.
The explanation given by Sir J. Bowring for this decision is that he was unwilling to appoint the Consul at Macao as Emigration Agent (1) because Macao was not strictly, and certainly could not be called, a Chinese Treaty Port, and, therefore, ...
H. (M Aerard applied for this
the
ground that the
for cititive for inspecting the reignit
indulgence
and provisions
loere
greater
Merah
Macao than Houghtong-
the departure of the ships from
force
Fort would shorten
she
by for 8 da voyage by
that.
the
gs. He started at.
the same time that the measure = ; = Moruch, fittings, and reutilation of the ship had bean suspected and. approued by the denigration Officer
and that all the
at Hongkong, requirments of the therese Expenger Act had been complied with.
Sis & Bowring referred the Application to the liigation
Offiers
and to his legal adviser,
both.
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both of whome decidedly [ccommended
a compliance with it -The latter
added that it was undoubtedly competent to the Governor lo
appoint the Couserl at Macao to be Emigration Agent for the purpose
of carrying out the arrangement. revni thelap fir I Bowring declined to adopt that course and re
required the upel to return lithongkong for
a clearance.
A. The explanation gearuby
dir !! Bowring of this decisions is that he was unwilling to appoint.
the Consul at Maca o au
Jungian
= hou Agrut (1) because Macao
anot strictly
f/
" and certainly
be called a thinese
isuot one of the
"fiur Treaty Ports, and, therefor,
may
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