CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 420

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

If a line & Steam Exbenzer Vekels between Amoy and Manila, and having requested thank I would facilitate the employment of such Nebels by a lessening of the legal duration of their voyages beliveen there Ports, I considered it exfedient to refer the faser for report to the acting Attorney General and the Emigration officer.

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I enclose for the information of Your Grace Copies of the Reeforti m of these officers and of the correspondence above referred to, together with Cofery of the resulting reducing the duration of the voyages of Steam vessels between

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Purclaration inclamet

Tida Sir R. A. Aytton

For John Barring August 27 1858

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Amoy and Manila to 8 days

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between the months of Oclibber and March both inclusive, and 12 days between the mouths of April and September, also both inclusive. As regards the observation mare by the acting Attorney General to the effect that, in the absence of any precedent relating exclusively to stenus regels, he might have been inclined to doubt the afflicatility of the Imperial Pahenger Act of 1855- to much vessels, I have to state that a Precedent confirmed

from Some would have has

Lauffecins expral weight with me; but

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