1867
I communicated my opinion to Siz
R. Alcock
a
Similar suggestion made
by not coment Swinhol of Amoy, & in my despatch to to H. Mis minister I stated
that I was
of opinion theat. W? Swimhol
had satisfactorily made out a
Case
of
hardship a damage to British shipping arising from the Regulations of the
Chinese Passenger's net, whe
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were
intended
doubt to control abuses in the exportation
of Chinese Coolies to distant parts, but
the application of
wth to British Ships
conveying free passengers between Chima
the Straits,
thereto, had
0
the countries contiguous
other effect thaw to
throw the whole of this lucrative business
into the hands of other nations whose. Ships
are not liable to the same restrictions
573
In August 1868 in answer to a letter from Mr. Coneul Pedder I informed him that
the Chinese Passenger Actiess
in asmuch as
gave power to the fovernor of Hongkong
to declare by Proclamation what should be deemed to be the duration of the Voyage of any Chinese passenger ship xc.xc. it it appeared to me that it was open to this Minister to address that official
Subjec
jeet with a view
of
on the
of rusking such
changes as might be deemed desirable. after a careful peruval of the
despatches of
Wur Pedder now sent me
by In? Wade I am inclined to think that it wd be expedient to repeal the
Chinese Passenger
A New
er Act 1855
act imbodying
K
to mact
U Pedders
suggestions, unless indeed clauses could
be
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