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and be made applicable to vessels proceeding voyages of more than

Fourteen days

on

' duration.

The question of providing

3rd class passengers with suitable clothing

is attended with the difficulty who shall pay for it. The class of persons emigrating from China are the poorest; and as

they are

probably just able to procure the necessary

passage money

and not in a

position to purchase a comfortable outfit. They generally take all their portable

property with them consisting of one

or two suits, a

few articles made

of cotton and a

few

of Country cloth which

is of a sufficiently thick texture

to resist much cold.

Should His Excellency be of

opinion that the before mentioned

measures

are not sufficient to meet the requirements of the Secretary of State, I propose that the Superintendents of Police be directed to supply

me with

trustworthy European Constables for each ship for which I may want

one: this

to be relieved every

six hours until the vessel's departure.

The following resume of

the

European

evidence with Notes thereon

may perhaps not be thought out

of place.

I perceive Mr. Woodren the

Coroner, in his letter states, that the

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and be made applicable to vessels proceeding voyages of more than Fourteen days on ' duration. The question of providing 3rd class passengers with suitable clothing is attended with the difficulty who shall pay for it. The class of persons emigrating from China are the poorest; and as they are probably just able to procure the necessary passage money and not in a position to purchase a comfortable outfit. They generally take all their portable property with them consisting of one or two suits, a few articles made of cotton and a few of Country cloth which is of a sufficiently thick texture to resist much cold. Should His Excellency be of opinion that the before mentioned measures are not sufficient to meet the requirements of the Secretary of State, I propose that the Superintendents of Police be directed to supply me with trustworthy European Constables for each ship for which I may want one: this to be relieved every six hours until the vessel's departure. The following resume of the European evidence with Notes thereon may perhaps not be thought out of place. I perceive Mr. Woodren the Coroner, in his letter states, that the
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and be made applicable to vesels procceding vegages of more than

Whirly days

on

' duration.

The question of providing

jra passengers with suitable clathing

AA

to

is attended with the difficulty who shall pay for it. The class of persons enigrating from China are the pecreet; and as

ar

probably they

of

ouby just able to procure the necessary

papage money

not no a

8 prsition

to purchase a comfortable outfit. They generally take all thrie portable

property with them consisting of one

the swats, a

articles made

is mot

fillow and a

Four

of Country clock which

of a sufficiently thick texture

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47

7.

to resist much cold.

Should His Excellency be of

opinion that the before mentioned

wcasures

are not sufficient to meet the requirements of the secretery of Stile, I propose that the Superintendents of Policn be directed to supply

me with

trustivorthy European Constable for each shipp for which I may want

him : this

six

every

-man to be relieved, hours matil the vessel's departure.

The following reannie

resume of

the

European

evidence with Ncts thereon.

may perhaps not be thought cut

of place .

I peresive Mr Wooden the

Coroner, we his letter states, that the

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