certified by another Native Doctor-
He was to be paid $25. a month,
which is said to be fair pay.
There was apparently an assistant Chinese Doctor also on board but Lee-tick-chong was not aware that any deaths had occurred among the Emigrants before the ship left Hongkong.
The report of ... to that effect. The Committee is not aware of any evidence, and none of the other witnesses gave any concerning him.
In respect to the statement that a party of the people came from Macao, it is distinctly contradicted by Lee-tuck-cheong and is disproved by evidence which the Committee had before them. Lee-tuck-cheong's statement on this point is also supported by negative testimony of witnesses. None of the witnesses were aware that the requirements of the Chinese Passenger Act as to the fitting and provisioning of the ship had been complied with, and that no blame can attach to anyone connected with the selection and despatch of Emigrants.
2nd That the mortality was occasioned by an outbreak of epidemic disease, resembling Yellow Fever, which was prevailing in the Victoria Prison at the time the Tricolor sailed.
3rd That the disease was aggravated by the want of proper medical attendance on a long voyage Surgeon.
centified by another Rative Boctor-
He was to be paid o$ 25. a scouth
which is said to be fair pay.
There
was apparently
ан
apiclant Chinew
Doctor also on board but Lea tick chrong
14
aware that tion deaths had occurred
among the Enrighants before the ship.
left Hongkong.
The report of
to the affect.
the Committee is
he wai
nol aurare
sexys none of
f
ab, and
evidence
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the other witnepes give any
concerning
kiin.
De respect to the statement
that a party of the people came from macas it is distinctly contradicted ty fee. Tuke- cheong and is disproved
by
A
before
Lish which the Committee had
them. Lee-buck - cheong's state =
-sient on.
by
the
this point is also supported
ative testim
regative
testimony of
witnesses. Kone of the witnepes
She Sher
wero
16 that the requirements of the Chinese
Papenger Act as to the fitting
plovisioning of
the shif
dud
had been)
complied with, and that no blame can attach to any one connected with the selection and despatch of
Emigrants -
2nd that the mortality
by
thre
closely
wat
outbreak
the
I was occasioned
qan spidemic
alsembling yellow Fever, which
taging
in the thetoria Prison.
at the time the Tricolor sailed.
by
3rd that the disease was aggravated
the want of proper te deval
on a long voyage Surgeon.
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