CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9] — Page 264

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Seaman,

arr

objection however which

this Government

ment is attempting to

over

by showing the absolute

necessity of some

such provision_

I also send you on the chance

of its being of

мое с

Copy of

Ordinance We 6 of 18:52 - by the 3rd Section of which the provisions of

Ordinance 4 of

1850 are extended

to British Seamen-

ав

it contains.

the law of this Colony regarding

Seamen. their Boarding Houses Sc &c.

و

may

as

well state that

the practice of the Inagistrates here when sending Foreign Seamen to prison under 4 of 1850 has

been to order them to be held

at the option of the Easter.

thus if the ship were ready to sail

before the expiry of the term of

if the men came

imprisonment or

to their

senses and signified their

readiness to return to duty &c. the

Master could take his men out

of prison -

put

you

I think that this letter will have

in the possession of the~~

information you required and of so I have only to add by His Excellency the Acting Governor's desire that this Government

has read much pleasure in mee

request:

meeting your

I have, Ic (Signed) W. H. Alexander,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

(True Coby.)

MAAlexande

Acting Colonial Secretary.

EX

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