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they

are not modified by

OY

inconsistent with the Ordinance -

Section It exempts Theam Vappel

regularly employed

of public

in the combigance

Mails under contract with

the foremment of

the Hate or Colony

to which the steam Vessel may belongs. And

Section 22

Suspendo

the

operation of

the Law until Her Majesty's con fire

mation of it is proclaimed

6. With

regard

to the exemption

of Mail Shamers I may

the

exemption appeare

borrowed from

observe that

to have been.

Passengers Ast of

1852 section 4. But when that Get

Ma

ሲሲ

e pealed

d and amended

by

the

f

exemption

LASTANI

Act of 1855 the

orniMed

I would

omilled as

it

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thought that

Mail Teamers entered into the

f

Passenger

trade

they

should be

subject

to all the Passenger trade regulations.

No

rical difficulty has followed.

practical

the change - Perhaps-however there

not readle may

with the

Atender.

19 29.

be local reasons

am not aware,

requiring

of which I

this

exemption to be still kept up

Mail Steamers leaving Hong

regards

Kong.

7- The only

other point requiring

consideration arises

18 and

19-

The

Colonise Surgeon

certain cases

on sections 14

first empowers

to subotiture in

Scale

and medical com

of

the

Medicines

forts for that prescribed