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The leolonial Government

of Hong Kong alleges that the sick and deskhite Seamen falling to its

care directly, are quite enough to

look after, without mew

being sent there from other ports, but I cannot

help thinking that if the number

and

aggregate tommage of British

Vessels leaving that Port in a

for the United

Hingdom

were

year!

compared with the number of destitute British seamen sent away

it would be seen that the whole of

the opportunities were not laken

advantage