3.
under the Chinese Passenger Act.
2.
may
that, if my
despatch (No. 433, January 433 1868), and also the Acting Master's communication inclosed therein be referred to,
it will be found, that so far from advocating a change
The English Law (as seems to be inferred by the Foreign Office),
we do insist on the practice and necessity of the Provisions of the Chinese Passenger Act. Our suggestions were entirely at the insertion in a revised treaty with China of provision for raising the requirements imposed on emigrant vessels of all Countries leaving any port in China to the standard of the English Act. We should be sorry to support the policy of bringing that standard to the level of the requirements of other Countries, and rather infer from the correspondence transmitted by Your Lordship that some meaning has been misapprehended.
3.
It is no doubt somewhat discouraging at present to British Ship owners to find themselves frequently debarred from employment, which is left open to others, whose certificates are not so scrupulous as to the provisions made for the accommodation of a class of people as emigrants generally are.
Therefore, if a similar standard to that of England were to be insisted on and applied by the Chinese Authorities to
3.
under the Chinese Passenger Act.
2.
may
that, if my
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remark in the
first place;
despatch (N: 433. January 433
1868), and also the barber Master's communication inclosed therein be referred
to,
ble, it will be found, that so far from
advocating a change
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The English Law
(as seems to be inferred by the Foreign
Office),
we boil insist on
the pristice and necessity of the Provisions of the Chimne
papenger Act. Our suggestions
ained
entirely at the insertion
were
in a
revived treaty with Chima of provision for raining the requirements imponed on Imigrant erfels of all Countries leaving) any port in China to the standard of the English Act. We should be
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sorry to support the policy of buning that standard to the level of the
requirements of other Countries, and racter infer from the correspondeme
transmitted by Your Sordship that
meaning has been misapprehended.)
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3.
It is no
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eur
doubt somewhat dis-
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heartening at present to British Ship
to find themselves frequently debarred from employment, which is left-
awners
open to oitiers, whose cantices
scrupulous
for the
ao
accawn-o
are
lefe
to the provisions made)
dation of
of a clas
helflife as himigrants generally
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are.
Therefore, if a similar standard to that of England
were to be insisted
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and
applied by the Chinese Anchorities to
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