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4.

War

Lar

in the between decks, is to be kept clear for exercise, Exclusive of the space allotted to deck passengers. If the number of passengers the Arrow could carry in the between decks under the old scale was 370 - the number she might carry under the new scale would be 493.

What number she could legally carry as deck passengers we have no means of judging but we may feel certain that it would fall far short of the difference between 493 and 2000.

4th respect to the legal proceedings adopted by the Governor it appears to us doubtful whether the seizure of the ship was a proper course of proceeding in this case. The 8th section of the Chinese Passengers Act, which authorizes the seizure of a ship, attaches that penalty to two offences only - the sailing without or with forged or fraudulently altered Emigration papers. It is perhaps unnecessary in the present instance to pursue the question - but the proper course as we think in any future similar case would be to put in such the Bond given by the Master and his sureties under the 4th section of the Act.

5. The voyage was performed without accident and under ...

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L

W

Bartons

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4. War Lar in the between decks, is to be kept clear for exercise, Exclusive of the space allotted to deck passengers. If the number of passengers the Arrow could carry in the between decks under the old scale was 370 - the number she might carry under the new scale would be 493. What number she could legally carry as deck passengers we have no means of judging but we may feel certain that it would fall far short of the difference between 493 and 2000. 4th respect to the legal proceedings adopted by the Governor it appears to us doubtful whether the seizure of the ship was a proper course of proceeding in this case. The 8th section of the Chinese Passengers Act, which authorizes the seizure of a ship, attaches that penalty to two offences only - the sailing without or with forged or fraudulently altered Emigration papers. It is perhaps unnecessary in the present instance to pursue the question - but the proper course as we think in any future similar case would be to put in such the Bond given by the Master and his sureties under the 4th section of the Act. 5. The voyage was performed without accident and under ... H L W Bartons C B.
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4. War Lar in the between decks, is to be kept clear for exercise, Exclusive of allotted to deck pas= the space sengers. If the number of papengers the Areatoon Opear could carry in the betweece decks under the old scale was 370- the number she might carry under the new scale would be 493. What number she could Ligally carry as deck paprugers we have no means of judging but we ouay feel certain that it would fall far shock of the difference betweew 493 and 2000. 4 th respect to the legal proceedings adopted by the Governor it appears to us doubtful whether the seizure of the ship the 39 was proper course of proceeding in this case. The 8th section of the thinese basrugees Act, which authorizes the seizure of a ship, attaches thats penalty to two offsucces only righ_ the sailing without or with papers Emigration papers in the forged or fraudulently altered. It is perhaps unnecesarny present instance to pursue the question- but the proper course as eve think in any futive similar case would be to put in such the Bond given by ttie Master and his sureties under the 4th section бр the Ach. 5. The voyage was performed without accident and undern H L W Bartons C B.
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4.

War

Lar

in the between decks, is to be kept clear for exercise, Exclusive of

allotted to deck pas=

the space sengers. If the

number of

papengers the Areatoon Opear

could carry

in the betweece decks

under the old scale was 370-

the number she might carry

under the new scale would be

493.

What number she could

Ligally carry as deck paprugers

we have no means

of judging but we ouay feel certain that it would fall far shock of the difference betweew 493 and 2000.

4 th respect to the legal proceedings adopted by the Governor it appears to us doubtful

whether the seizure of the ship

the

39

was

proper course of proceeding in this case. The 8th section of the thinese basrugees Act, which authorizes

the seizure of a ship,

attaches thats penalty to two offsucces

only righ_ the sailing without or with papers

Emigration papers

in the

forged or fraudulently altered. It is perhaps unnecesarny present instance to pursue the question- but the proper course as eve think in any futive similar case would be to put in such the Bond given by

ttie

Master and his sureties under

the 4th section

бр

the Ach.

5. The voyage was performed

without accident and undern

H

L

W

Bartons

C

B.

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