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carried out it would be advisable,

in order to prevent crowding and its attendant evils, that the number of Passengers should be limited according to the tonnage of the vessel. With this limitation and a system of boat regulation in force, a considerable number of free Chinese Passenger traffic might then far more safely be allowed for this and the Treaty Ports in China.

7. Regarding the Messageries Maritimes it will be satisfactory to your Lordship to learn that their complaint has been based on a misunderstanding. It has been made clear to them that on leaving the Colony for Shanghai or Saigon they have to comply with the Emigration Rules when carrying more than twenty Passengers.

This restriction is not peculiar to Hong Kong, as has been pointed out to them here, inasmuch as it only affects Vessels proceeding on voyages declared to be Emigration voyages than ordinary voyages which are Revenue voyages, i.e., voyages made for the conveyance of goods, mails, or passengers within certain categories, to or from the Ports mentioned.

And it is Saigon in which the Company is most interested and to which their Passengers mostly travel, from where they of course take fresh tickets to the Strait Settlements or elsewhere).

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451 ? carried out it would be advisable, in order to prevent crowding and its attendant evils, that the number of Passengers should be limited according to the tonnage of the vessel. With this limitation and a system of boat regulation in force, a considerable number of free Chinese Passenger traffic might then far more safely be allowed for this and the Treaty Ports in China. 7. Regarding the Messageries Maritimes it will be satisfactory to your Lordship to learn that their complaint has been based on a misunderstanding. It has been made clear to them that on leaving the Colony for Shanghai or Saigon they have to comply with the Emigration Rules when carrying more than twenty Passengers. This restriction is not peculiar to Hong Kong, as has been pointed out to them here, inasmuch as it only affects Vessels proceeding on voyages declared to be Emigration voyages than ordinary voyages which are Revenue voyages, i.e., voyages made for the conveyance of goods, mails, or passengers within certain categories, to or from the Ports mentioned. And it is Saigon in which the Company is most interested and to which their Passengers mostly travel, from where they of course take fresh tickets to the Strait Settlements or elsewhere).
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451 ?

carried out it would be advisable,

in order to parent

crowding

and its allendant wils, that the number of Passengers should be limited according to the tumage of the lifel. Which this liveritation

and

a

of boat

régulation

a

As

to the number

free Chinese Papenger haffie might then far be safely allaved for this and the Treaty

Ports in China.

7.

Regarding the Messagerin

Maritimes it will be satisfactory to 1 pour Lordship to learn that their complaint has bun-based

M

the misunderstan

This

clearing from

landing that on

Colony

to

Shanghai or Saigon they have to comply with the Emigration Sour

when

Parrying

leventy Passengers.

Than

This

is not

as has been pointed out to the

here, inasmuch

Agent

ao

only affect Vefsels proeseding declared to be of

vajages than

which

Reven

ilove laun

mord

Pay duration, within

catigons

Ports mentioned

10.

within

of the

falls. And it is Saigon in which the Company is most interoded and to which their Passengers worthy traid, from where they

lan

of

course take fresh tickets to

the Strait Settlements

elsewhere).

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