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to Hongkong into harmony with the views of the Colonial Government.

3rd

me

3ust Copy of a letter addressed by to the Hartior Master at Hongkong, relative to the firemen discharged from

"the "Lamont, hom which

you

will, I

Strust,

gather

that their cases were

special,

and could not have been otherwise

(Signed) 6. A, Winchester.

disposed of.

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(baghy)

Memorandum.

It has hitherto been the Custom to

discharge from a British Vefsel at this Port

any seaman if the Master of the repel produced a papage ticket to Hongkong

WWD

elsewhere, and the

go:

man

in this case the

agreeable to Maroter of the Sparton

office with the

man,

that he could not

#

came to the

and

was

discharge

told

him

unless he could procure the necessary

becoming

quarantie against the man chargeable to H. Me. Gor", and failing to

do this, the Master and the seaman

ananged should go

between themselves that he

to Hongkong, and the papage.