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10204

provisions and water on board

if

admits

- a principle which would render all inspection worthless - Sir R. Mersonnell and the Emigration Agent both assume the conjecture, which the previous circumstances had suggested to me, that part of the provisions were fraudulently landed and disposed of before the ship sailed

Governor

nor considers that he has power to put a watch -

the

man on board an

Emigrant

ship and requests to be advised how he is to prevent frauds of this description in future upon

such a

occasion

a point to offer any advice. The course to

446"

be adopted must depend

on local circumstances with which

I am unacquainted : Probably

however, there are some

Officers charged with the police of the

harbour whose services might

be made use

of for that purpose

At any rate the withholding of the Emigration Officer's clearance till the ship is ready to sail would to some extent make the perpetration of such frauds

difficult.

more

7. Third - the Governor states

that I was in error

as to the

size of the hatchways which

admitted light and ventilation to the between decks - that

instead of 12 square feet they were in reality 77 square feet.

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10204 provisions and water on board if admits - a principle which would render all inspection worthless - Sir R. Mersonnell and the Emigration Agent both assume the conjecture, which the previous circumstances had suggested to me, that part of the provisions were fraudulently landed and disposed of before the ship sailed Governor nor considers that he has power to put a watch - the man on board an Emigrant ship and requests to be advised how he is to prevent frauds of this description in future upon such a occasion a point to offer any advice. The course to 446" be adopted must depend on local circumstances with which I am unacquainted : Probably however, there are some Officers charged with the police of the harbour whose services might be made use of for that purpose At any rate the withholding of the Emigration Officer's clearance till the ship is ready to sail would to some extent make the perpetration of such frauds difficult. more 7. Third - the Governor states that I was in error as to the size of the hatchways which admitted light and ventilation to the between decks - that instead of 12 square feet they were in reality 77 square feet.
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10204 provisions and water on board if admilles -a principle which would render all inspection worthless - Sir R. Mersonnell and the emigration Agrich both afume the compcture, which the прише circumstances had suggested to Ere, that part of the provisions were fraudulently, landed and disposed of before the ship sailed Governor nor considers that he power to put a watch = the haeno man on board an Smigrant ship and requests to be advised how he is to preosul frauds of this description infuture upon such a Scanush vrniture a point to offer any advice. The course to 446" sud on be adopted mush depend local circumstances with which . I am unacquainted : Probablys. however, there are some Spicers charged with the police of the harbour whose services might be made use of for that purpose At any rate the with holding of the Emigration officers clearance ill the ship is ready to cail wouts to come extent make the per -petration of such prauds difficult. more 7 . Third - the Governor stater ttral I was in error de to the eizs of the hatchways which admitted light and ventilation to the betossu decke-that instead of 12. Square fast they were in reality 77. Square feet.
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10204

provisions and water on board

if

admilles

-a principle which would render all inspection worthless - Sir R. Mersonnell and

the emigration Agrich both afume the compcture, which the прише circumstances had suggested to Ere, that part of the provisions were fraudulently, landed and disposed of before the ship sailed

Governor

nor considers that he power to put a watch =

the

haeno

man on board an

Smigrant

ship and requests to be advised how he is to preosul frauds of this description infuture upon

such a

Scanush vrniture

a point to offer any advice. The course to

446"

sud on

be adopted mush depend

local circumstances with which

.

I am unacquainted : Probablys.

however, there are some

Spicers charged with the police of the

harbour whose services might

be made use

of for that purpose

At any rate the with holding of the Emigration officers clearance ill the ship is ready to cail wouts to come extent make the per -petration of such prauds

difficult.

more

7 . Third - the Governor stater

ttral I was in error

de to the

eizs of the hatchways which

admitted light and ventilation to the betossu decke-that

instead of 12. Square fast they were in reality 77. Square feet.

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