CO129-127 - Public Offices - 1867 — Page 439

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Hends to farmit such individuals being sent to the botomy, and respecting which I had the honour

to receive

your

Circular Despatch

WP/ of the 20th of December last.

It would be

a-

matter

little consequence whether thef

sent

01

of

were

& not, if vessels proceeding

from this Port to the United Kingdom

plentiful, but the reverse

the action of the Colonial

tvene

the case,

Covernment is

ource

being

of embarrassment

to any Consul, and of qual expense 10 H Mr. Goot, and is, I conapine,

scarcely warranted by

warranted by the provisions

the Merchant Shipping Act of

1854 Section CC XI

437

Referring to that section it

will be found that

ar

Can

do

opportunity offers and it

be safely done, the Cournon, Consular Officers and other Officers of Her Mejects Commands in Powign Country shall send home the seamen in receipt of relief either to the United Kingdom to the Colony

on

Possession?No

which they belong,

the

ao

CASH

require.

may

Hence it may be inferred that this section of the Merchant" kameno Act has reference only

A

4 Foreign Counties, and not to British Colonies which are

Referring

oh

;

:

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