tained an express exception of seamen, and the then United States Government would not tolerate an allusion to the subject. Now that objection is removed; but it is to be considered whether we should not endeavour to make a much wider arrangement than any which can be made under the Foreign Deserters Act. This is the subject of a separate memorandum.
(Written January 1867. Corrected August 1867.)
T. H. FARRER.
August 1867.
BRITISH SEAMEN in FOREIGN and COLONIAL general subject of the mode of dealing with CUTTA and elsewhere abroad, and on the MEMORANDUM on DISTRESSED SEAMEN in CAL-
PORTS.
Any further communication on this subject should be addressed to
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,
MARINE DEPARTMENT,
BOARD OF TRADE,
WHITEHALL, S.W.,
and the following reference number should be quoted in the communication and marked on the outside of the envelope, VIZ
M
15989
Ad2? 25 June 1868
Copy for? Consul No. 108. 23
16 below 1868
For
652sa Hong Kong
RECEIVER
JUNE20
1868
Board of Trade, Whitehall, 19th June 1868
226
With reference to previous Correspondence on the subject of sending home Distressed British Seamen from Hong Kong I am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit to you for the information of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos the accompanying Copy Extract from a Letter from W-Holt the Owner of the "Ajax" and other Vessels complaining
The Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office
LONDON
Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. Printed by GEORGE E. EYRE and WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE,
[4410-100-8/67.]
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tained an express exception of seamen, and the then United States Government would not tolerate an allusion to the subject. Now that objection is removed; but it is to be considered whether we should not endeavour to make a much wider arrange- ment than any which can be made under the Foreign Deserters Act. This is the subject of a separate memorandum.
(Written January 1867. Corrected August 1867.)
T. H. FARRER.
August 1867.
BRITISH SEAMEN in FOREIGN and COLONIAL general subject of the mode of dealing with CUTTA and elsewhere abroad, and on the MEMORANDUM on DISTRESSED SEAMEN in CAL-
PORTS.
Any further confication on this subject
hould be addressed to
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY,
MARINE DEPARTMENT,
BOARD OF TRADE,
VHITEHALL, S. W.,
and the following ter un mimber should be aretel in the cammon cation and marked Madily
es the outside of the egclope, VİZ
M
15989
Ad2? 25 Jene 1868
Copy for? Conson No. 108. 23
16 betolew 1868
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For
652sa Hong Kong
RECEIVER
JUNE20
1868
Board of Trade, Whitchall, 19th June 1868
all
226
With reference to previous Carespondence
on the rebject of sending home Distressed
British Leamen from Hong King I am Edirected by the Board of Frade to transmit
to
you for the information of the Duke
of Buckingham and Chandes the
accompanying Copy Extract from a
3.900 Letter from W-Holt the Owner of the 5849
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12 6 "Ajax" and other Wessels complaining &
4806
The Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office
the
LONDON
Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. Printed by GeonCE E. EYRE and WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE,
[4410-100-8/67.]
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