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you consider it doubtful if the act and Regulations are strictly afplicable to there Nepels, would

you

consider it allowable for them to be exempted provisionally from the operation of the act on my

being satisfied.

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1: that the veḥel is seaworthy 4.4, as in Pregulation in Schedule A of the act

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2° that the space for habengers

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in

the Tween decks and on the

upper decks is that specified in the ruler following the foregoing

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that the rebel is provided

with ten days' suffly of ordinary chinese provisions of good quality

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fuel and water for the number of Passengers taken in fair moonsoon;

and fifteen days' supply in the

foul

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that the vessel is provided

with a sufficient quantity of midicinis

medical comforts, Disinfectants to 4. there appear to be

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British

Regulations applicable to the return hasage from Manila; but the consignces of the repels, would readily

cause the repels to conform

to the foregoing Regulations on the return habage.

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may mention that Chinese fakengers to and from Manila are at present frincifully carried in