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carrying passengers from China to ports within the China seas.
the L&BE
on my report of 9th Nov: 1867. I pointed out that if any practical grievance existed in this respect it might be removed by an Ordinance passed by the legislature of Hongkong. The correspondence was communicated to the Governor of Hongkong and to St. M. Minister at Peking. The former disapproved of any alteration of the British Law as to space &c. and suggested instead that the Chinese Government should be moved to impose the same restrictions on ships - but he proposed alterations which might be made by Proclamation as to the length of voyage, Dietary, Medicines &c.
From Sir R. Alcock no answer has been received.
3. In the letter from the Foreign Office of 4th April 1868, the inexpediency of any alteration of the Chinese Passenger Act which might interfere with the negotiations on the subject of the Convention of March 1866, is strongly insisted on. In this view it is impossible not to concur. But an alteration of the prescribed length of voyage and of the Dietary and medicines might be made without in any way interfering with the negotiations - the length
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carrying papengen from China to borti with in the China leas.
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L&BE
on my report of 9th Nov: 1867. £?B? I pointed out that if any prace 10986-67 -=tical grievance existed in this reefect it might be removed by an Ordinance paped by degislature of Hoagong. The correspondence.
dence was communicates to the Governor of Hongkong to St. M. Minicler at beking. The former difreaded any alteration
and
the restrictions of the British
се де,
Law as to space
&c. and suggested
instead that the Pinese Govern=
-ment should be moved to impose the same restrictions.
on
ships - but he proposed
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alterations which might be made
by Proclamation as to the lengthe
of voyage bistary, Medicines to.
From die R. Alcock ro auswort has been reesived.
3.
In the letter from the Foreign Office of 4th April 1868, the inexpediency of any alteration. of the Chinese Passenger Act which might interfere with the nego - -ciations on the subject of the
Convention of March 1866. is chrongly
incicted on. In this view it is
imposible
not to concur. But
an alteration of the prescribed length
frouage and
of the Dietary and
medicines so might be made
without in any way interfering with the negociations- the length
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