CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9] — Page 255

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!

that Foreign Masters should not

ke

called

to loage their papers at-all- as such

a course would practically place them out of reach of the law and on the other

hand

if

the

рарего

are

to be left with

the Harbor Master as in the Case of

i

British ships, instead of the respective

it will I am sure weaken-

lomants- it will I

upon due proof of the offence blanse

VIIE. Any person

252

who has in this

Colony had anything to do with shipping either as Owner Consignee or magistrate

this

will I should think fully admit the necessity of some such provision Clause matig- it is not an uncommon

thing for

Seamen to absent themselves from

their ships when on the point of sailing

the Authority of,

and Canse

great-

0x

And remain

On

behind and it is

very

the

necessary to protect the bolony from burthen that would be this imposed on it

annoyance to those Functionaries,

well as create an

cenpleasant feeling

their part towards this Government

I would.

therefore

there fore prefer the clanse being

-lift as it stands. It should be noted that

the penalty cannot be

or levied by him in

inflicted by the forant.

any way

this can only

be done by a Magistrate of the bolony

as

to the

proof of

of

the

offence that is the magistrate

who

in the hands

if proof is not produ

is not produced cannot punish.

but I do not

that point.

anticipante

mich

difficulty