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hand), while the Master not being within this jurisdiction must be dealt with by other authority

As to the reputed hiring of come of the humigrants in Macas, I aque with the Committee that

agree

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not only is there no

proof of, but

is

all rexcoumble probability against, such emigrants being brought from Macas.

8. The Committer, it will be observed, make three suggestions.. I as to the Doctor in Emigrant Ships- As to the Season of Shipment - and 3 as to the Arctical Fee.

9.

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With regard to the first ! entirely at variance with the

Committer, and it may

be

sufficient

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to refer to Sir haward B. Lytton's despateles 1334 and 37 of 27 and 9 t April 1859 respectively, where it is definitively and _ let me add without undue presumption - properly

in

my opinion

laid down that a

native Doctor in there himigrant Ships is permissible. To alter `this rule will be no improvement

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the system, and will confer un benefit on the humigrant, for the huigration will only be inken out

of

the hand

of

and removed

a

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British Port.

Milish Ship Owners,

from

the control of

With respect to the second

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