maybe carried in the proportion
of one Adult for every 12. fest of inperficial of ace - two children
.
under 12. bring counted as one adult - by the American Law 14. superficial fich are required
rach Adult, Every Child
доп
over
8.
bring
counted as
au
adult. He suggests therefore that
an endeavour chould be made
to obtain an
assimilation of the
Laws of the two countries in
this respect.
The difference between the Laws of the two countries is opconfusion
no doubt the cause
and inconvenience to persons
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Engaged in the Emigration business-
and ac
is now
e you are
aware
a Convention
lo
under discussion
afinilate the Laws of this country
and the United States so
at
Jar
regards emigrant vesels betwron
British and United States Ports.
But even
carried out it will not remove
: if this Convention is
the inconvenience to which M. Thomsett calls attention, because
smipation in Chinese depenger. ships is regulated by a special
Act which allows Chinese smigrants to be carried in a larger proportion. to space than British smigrants considering the light in which
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