CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12] — Page 452

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Passenger traffic to and from (including Alongting) is maintained. Including Saigon, however, the actual duration of voyage, though not averaging more than seven days, is more than two, and thus the Steamers fall within the law.

7.

Nevertheless, I am not prepared to recommend that any amendment direct from the Imperial Act should be in that direction. It would, in my opinion, be preferable to extend the time limit of the existing law to enable First Class Steamers to carry on their legitimate Passenger traffic with neighboring Colonies without unnecessary interference, and without placing them at an undue disadvantage with Foreign Vessels leaving Hong Kong and Amoy for the same places, which is at present the case.

8.

I agree with the Emigration Commissioners that it would be impossible to define with sufficient accuracy "Mail Steamers" or "First Class Steamers" so as to include the Peninsular and Oriental Company and Messageries Maritimes Company, and exclude other Steamers, granting to the former exemption from the operation of the existing law.

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450 from China Passenger traffic to and from (including Alongting) is maintained. Including Saigon, however, the actual duration of voyage, though not averaging more than seven days, is more than two, and thus the Steamers fall within the law. 7. Nevertheless, I am not prepared to recommend that any amendment direct from the Imperial Act should be in that direction. It would, in my opinion, be preferable to extend the time limit of the existing law to enable First Class Steamers to carry on their legitimate Passenger traffic with neighboring Colonies without unnecessary interference, and without placing them at an undue disadvantage with Foreign Vessels leaving Hong Kong and Amoy for the same places, which is at present the case. 8. I agree with the Emigration Commissioners that it would be impossible to define with sufficient accuracy "Mail Steamers" or "First Class Steamers" so as to include the Peninsular and Oriental Company and Messageries Maritimes Company, and exclude other Steamers, granting to the former exemption from the operation of the existing law. If this suggestion could be...
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450

from China

Pafsenger traffic to and (including Alongting) is maintained. heoluding Saigon, havever, the actual

duration of vagage,

seven days,

to

more than

Dap, though not averaging more than tow, and thers the

Steamers fall within the law.

7.

Nevertheles,

I am not prepared to recommend

that

amy

amen direct

of

the

Ad

Imperial Att should be in that

direction. It would,

my opinion,

be preferable to extend the trime

Sedim

of the

ao

J

agree with

the Enigration Commissioners it would be impossible to define with

sufficient accuracy

Mail Steamers

First Class Steamers; so as to include the Peninsular and Oriental

Campany and Mesageris Maritimes

Campany!

and evnclude other. Steamas,

granting to the former exemption from the operation of the existing law, -

!

verjage

vargago fieced in the 4th of this Act (say) to ten

en

Co

twelve days Steamers to caring

to mable

on their legitimate

Passenger traffic with neighboring Colories without unnecessary interference, and without placing them at an undue disadvantage with Foreign Vessels leaving Iwatawe and Am

Amay for the

places, which is at present the case).

8.

سوچ سمجھ

If this ouggestion could be

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