Land
and
the
Coreentry and that is exemption from the Act were granted to the 640. and the pagerie's Steamers it would be impossible to refuse it any other who could prove a Mail contract. The first who would do so would be the Americans. Of the Agents of the Steamers in St. Hong Kong with cooperate locally with local authorities to carry out the Act there is no reason why there should be any delay in clearing
Irregularities on this part that any such delay would arise - and that is the Act to prevent. At all events order to deprive sought your could be granted a special Act of Parliament, which one be obtained at present:
Cavendish on court
Fwer/18/10/72
Acknowledge that the letter will be referred to this a Kennedy, who has been desired to report upon the very first.
I add that 20 Kennedy has been advised by the Law Offices here that the steamers of Messrs. ... are and have been exempt from the provisions of the Chinese Passengers Act of 1855, instructed the Agent that nothing is to be done from the squats of the C? Until the exemption was to cease on the first of January last.
I would observe that I believe that if the agents of the mail Steamers in St. Hong Kong will cooperate locally with the local authorities there is no should be any delay in clearing The same difficulties were anticipated when the mail steamers were by the 4th section of the Passengers Act Amendment Act (26&29 Vict-c. 51) brought under the provisions of the Passenger Act 1855, but it has been found in practice that there has been no constructive or delay caused the carrying functions of that Act.
It will be seen that N Bethune claiming Exception on the ground that the voyage from Hong Kong to Singapore is less than seven days. But the "contract time" has nothing to do with it. By the 3rd section of the Chinese Passengers Act 1855 the Governor of Hong Kong is empowered to declare by Proclamation what shall be deemed "the duration of the voyage" of any Ship Passenger. I am informed by Murdoch that by such Proclamation...
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Land
and
the
Coreentry and that is exemption from the Act were granted to the 640. and the pagerie's Steamers it would be in- posible to refuse it any other whe could prouere a Mail contract. The fire who would dose would be the Americans_" of the Agrals of the thent Steamers in St. Hong with cooperate logally with molocal authorities to carry out the art there is no reason why therothauld be any delay in clearing
Mi eveal of Then Thips way crregularities on this pant that any fuck delag would arise - and thake it is the
the Act to prevent. Aball events oder deprive sought your could be granted a special Act of Parliament, which one be oblamed al perect:
laur.
Cavendt op cour
Fwer/18/10/72
Acknowlege batate that the letter will to refered bhis a kenned, who has been desired to reput
ofron the veelyrst.
Iw add that 20 Kuntaly
been advised
the laws offices Wher (row that the steamen of Min (" are and exempt have the perisians of the Chinese Pappenyen act of 1855, instructed the for. otothing to in from the squats of the C? Uit the exemption
was to reen on the first of father lack.
I would Merve that I believe that
A
if the agents the mail Steamers in It. Kay
will cosperate locally with the loud
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authorities there is no
as an
shoed is any delay in clearing The same difficulties wen.
there
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anticipated when the mant steamers were
by
the 4th section of the Puppengers Art Muend Aut (26629 Vict-c. 51) brought under the perichen
taking the qthe Passenger Art 1855, but it has bee pat liverpart found in practice that there has been
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onstructive or delay caused the camping
funcions of that Act.
and the
It will be seen that N Bethune clawing, Exception on the ground that the voyage
"utract time for the
From
Many Kong to Singapore is less than seven days. But the " castract time" has nothing words with it. By the 3rd section of the (hinen
of the Chinen Passagen Aut 1855 the for. of It Kong is compared to declare & Proclamation" what shall to leamed "Wole the duration of the voyage & any
Chuan
Ship Passenger "I I am informd ztül.
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