CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 581

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laying the following remarks before His Excellency the Governor, who I trust may be induced to reconsider the decision arrived at of placing the Steamers of this Company under the provisions of Ordinance Nr 8 of 18971.

With exception of the enclosed two letters from the Acting Harbour Master Jam it present information as to the object of placing the Mail Steamers on a par with any ordinary vessel employed to convey Chinese Emigrants, and taking into consideration the excessive limit placed on the conveyance of this class of Passengers together with the powers of interference granted to the Emigration Officer, the exercise of which might involve the detention of Her Majesty's Mails at this Port, it appears to me that the Directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have just grounds of complaint that no communication was made to their Representative before placing their Steamers under such unprecedented restrictions.

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laying the following remarks before His Excellency the Governor, who I trust may be induced to reconsider the decision arrived at of placing the Steamers of this Company under the provisions of Ordinance Nr 8 of 18971. With exception of the enclosed two letters from the Acting Harbour Master Jam it present information as to the object of placing the Mail Steamers on a par with any ordinary vessel employed to convey Chinese Emigrants, and taking into consideration the excessive limit placed on the conveyance of this class of Passengers together with the powers of interference granted to the Emigration Officer, the exercise of which might involve the detention of Her Majesty's Mails at this Port, it appears to me that the Directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have just grounds of complaint that no communication was made to their Representative before placing their Steamers under such unprecedented restrictions.
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2. laying the fallowing remarks before His Excellency the Governor, who I trust may be induced to reconsider the decision arrived at of placing the Steamers of this Company under the provisions of Ordinance Nr 8 of 18971. With exception of the enclaved two letters from the Acting Harbour Master Jam it present information as to the o at nt without. any object of plasing the Mail Steamers par with. ow a any ordinary mfest that may be taken ap vessel to convey up Chinese Emigrants, 579 and taking into consideration the excessive limit placed, Convey on the of this class of Passengers together with the -powers of interference granted to the Emigration Officer, the exercise of which might involve the detention of Her Majesty's Mails at this Part, it appears to me that the Directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have just grounds of complaint that no communication Avas made to their Representative before placing their Steamers under such unprecedented restrictions
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laying the fallowing remarks before His Excellency the Governor, who I trust may be induced to

reconsider the decision arrived

at of placing the Steamers

of this Company under the provisions of Ordinance Nr 8 of 18971.

With exception of the

enclaved two letters from the Acting Harbour Master Jam

it present information as to the o

at

nt without.

any

object

of plasing the Mail Steamers

par with.

ow a

any ordinary

mfest that may be taken ap

vessel

to

convey

up

Chinese Emigrants,

579

and taking into consideration the excessive limit placed,

Convey

on the

of this class of Passengers together with the -powers of interference granted to the Emigration Officer, the exercise of which might involve the detention of Her Majesty's Mails at this Part, it appears to me that the Directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have just grounds of complaint

that no communication

Avas

made to their Representative before placing their Steamers under such unprecedented restrictions

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