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the desertion of men to whom he has

paid

an advance of wages Every opportunity for desertion and Concealment is, I believe, ~

afforded

to

bessels are

in

men

who have just shipped, and often mat

Consequence -

annoyingly detained So far from wishing to

see this provision rescinded, I think that it should be most rigorovaly enforced, the proof of desertion bring the failure to - feredure a certificate of Discharge Compled with the Report of Desertion provided for in

clause VIL.

Regarding clause it of the propened Ordinance. I am of opinion that the

-power of

the Health

Officer

to visit-

ships in the Harbour should not be

placed under

any

restrictions as to

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the Health officer

to

have visited a vessel to day, and Contagious

orroa

disease to shew itself on board tomor

he might, as the Draft Ordinance now-

refused

the means of satisfying

as to the Sanitary Condition

Stands be

himself

Crew

for

a week

I h

ave no remark to make on

of

the

the

other clauses of the proposed Ordinance),

except that the words " or

to

require

insertion

in clance I

before

signal" seem

the word

flying

(Rignino) to Mt. Merray.

(Ame Copy) MAAlexander

Acting Colonial Secretary.