CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 119

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number of Coolies, - these howe left without complying with the Passenger Act, it is advisable that the breakers of that

Saw be punished, and if Mr Sampson will kindly produas proof of such being I will readily give my help

towarols bringing the Outpuits to justice:

the Base

While

Cookies than their hew of

on the subject of vessels carrying

A larger

size entitle them to, I heg leave to

enclose

a slip cut from the Evening - INtail of the q seltime showsing a rectivon of Fringeants desputabed by Mr Sven peon during the season of 18644 and 15. I

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find that the Brechin Castle (537 tons)

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Sevilla (598) and Arima (691 Pond )

carried more

persons then would have

been allowed if the Ships had left this Port_ In the 14 Nemorandum sent here by the Emigration Commissioners page

15, Section 11 it is stated that no- .

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dailing Ship is to carry more persons "(counting infounts and every body on boardy

" than one State te adult to every two tons.

In

deciding what number each ship-d should toke, reference to tonnage check....

has not been made.

In paragraph & it is stated

that for certain Omigration, - ports and Ships not British are

as, the restrictions

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preferred,

of the labrinese

Passenger Act in respect to space,

provisions and other protrations during

"the voyage" are too great.

Hos

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