The Consul informs
In e
Madche
Abasters of ships arriving in the States with more Passengers on board itan is allowed by American measurement are liable to a fine of Fifty dollars per head for the excess carried and that it is the intention of his Government to levy the fine
in all caseo,
According
to British Laws the super.
ficial area for an adults that is a person
alove divelve years of age
is twelve feet, swo
persons under that age counting
as one adult.
decording to American Law the
superficial space allowed for each adult,
meaning a perom over eight years of age, is Fourteen feet two pero one under etat age counting
as an adulte
During this Emigration
seasonitere
has been much inconvenience and
(gread
fecuniary loss to the Chinese Charterers
tx to
of the tesseles conveying emigrants
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San Francisco and Portland in consequence
of the sudden determination of the American Government to enforce their Passenger Laws
on the arriving ships, the charters having been completed with a view to complying with the requirements of British Law.
As there is little doubt that the abject of both Governments is to protect the Chinese
Passengers and to prevent the overee
overcrowding of ships I submit that the present difficulty affords
· good opportunity for bringing the matter to the notice of both Governments with a view to adopting
measures which will, whilst
ensuring perfect freedom and comfort to the Passengers, also secure to the owners of ships
conveying them a reasonable and fair remu= neration for the employment of their fecule.
By way of illustration and in its presumption that the existing British Law is all sufficient for the health and safe convey. ance of Chinese to any part of the World:-
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