A ship having 4800 feet of senperficial
area in the between decks is chartered to
Convey Passenger's hence to Tan Francisco,
she can carry 400 statute adulto ad 12 frescach, - The Charteres can engage, sa
-
say,
350 persons above and 100 persons under 12 Years of age, making total of 400 adults..
For these he receives according to prices
ruling 1 friend 30 dollars each for the former and 20 dollars each of or the latter description of passenger making a gross tatal of 12.500 dollars. He consequently completes
his charter on this basis.
Accenting
vessel coreld
to American Law the same
carry
but 343 adults. The
boys proceeding being
frequently
over than under eight it is evident that that at the same passage money the Charterer
would have to base his charder on the much smaller sum of $ 10,290 by which the ship owner would be a considerable loses
whilst
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whilst it is questionable if the Passenged is
not obtaining
Sex him,
more space than is
necessary
As the Passenger trade between Hong Kong and the United States is already very large and will probably be considerably extended. I think it a masked of or grave consideration as to whether it is nad expedient and politic that
the Laws of the Countries which regulate it
should not be more uniform
uniform in eties operation
and effect than they
True Capy.
are ad present.
I have yo
(signed) H. G. Thomsett.
Harbor Master, to
AsthmartRu
Harbor abaster, to
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