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Land

of the ship having sailed in the South-West Monsoon, will be prevented in future by a notification which the Governor has issued, that no licences will hereafter be given to vessels sailing with Emigrants to Australasia or Oceania between April and September inclusive. The second,

The second, which implied want of care in the examination of the provisions by the Emigration officers, it is attempted to controvert by an examination of the European Evidence given in New Zealand.

This evidence can scarcely be accepted as free from bias, but as it was stated by the Coroner at Dunedin, in transmitting the proceedings at the inquest to the New Zealand Government, that the Chinese evidence, though available for the inquiry, was so badly translated by the interpreter that it was almost impossible to produce it, there is no alternative but to accept the European evidence as the best that can be obtained.

I do not think, however, that it so entirely exculpates the Emigration Officer at Hongkong. be assumed.

"3. The "Guiding Star" was not cleared by the Harbour Master and Emigration offices, Mr. Thorburn, but in his absence by his locum

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69 War Land of the ship having sailed in the South-West Monsoon, will be prevented in future by a notification which the Governor has issued, that no licences will hereafter be given to vessels sailing with Emigrants to Australasia or Oceania between April and September inclusive. The second, The second, which implied want of care in the examination of the provisions by the Emigration officers, it is attempted to controvert by an examination of the European Evidence given in New Zealand. This evidence can scarcely be accepted as free from bias, but as it was stated by the Coroner at Dunedin, in transmitting the proceedings at the inquest to the New Zealand Government, that the Chinese evidence, though available for the inquiry, was so badly translated by the interpreter that it was almost impossible to produce it, there is no alternative but to accept the European evidence as the best that can be obtained. I do not think, however, that it so entirely exculpates the Emigration Officer at Hongkong. be assumed. "3. The "Guiding Star" was not cleared by the Harbour Master and Emigration offices, Mr. Thorburn, but in his absence by his locum

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3. 69 War Land of the ship having sailed in the Souths West Monsoon, will be a hoti. prevented in puture by =-fication which the Governor has iqued, that no licences will here= = after be given to vrpels sailing Emigrants with to Australasia or Orcania between April and Septr inclusive. The crcond, The second, which implied want of care in the examination of the provisions by the Emigration officers, it is attempted to controvert by by an examination of the European Evidence given in New Zealand. This evidence can scarcely be accepted as free from bine. but as it was stated by the Coroner at Dunedin, in transmitting the · proceedings at the inquest to the New Zealand Government, that the Chinese evidence, though available for the saxy, was so badly trans= =lated by the interpreter that it acmost imposible was tore= - produce it, there is no alternative but to accept the European widence as the best that can be obtained. I do not think, however, that it at so entirely exculpater the Eini = gration oficer Officer at Hongkong. be ajumer.- "3. The "Guiding Star" wet not cleared by the Harbour Master and Emigration offices, Me: Thound, but in his absence by his locum

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War

Land

of the ship having sailed in the

Souths West Monsoon, will be

a hoti.

prevented in puture by =-fication which the Governor has iqued, that no licences will here=

= after be given to vrpels sailing

Emigrants

with

to Australasia or

Orcania between April and Septr inclusive. The crcond,

The second, which implied want of care in the examination of the provisions by the Emigration officers, it is attempted to controvert by

by an examination of the European

Evidence

given

in New Zealand.

This evidence can scarcely be accepted as free from bine. but as it was stated by the Coroner

at Dunedin, in transmitting the

· proceedings at the inquest to the New Zealand Government, that the Chinese evidence, though available for the saxy,

was so badly trans=

=lated by the interpreter that it

acmost imposible

was

tore=

- produce it, there is no alternative but to accept the European widence

as the best that can be obtained.

I do not think, however, that it

so entirely exculpater the Eini = gration oficer

Officer at Hongkong. be ajumer.-

"3. The "Guiding Star"

wet not

cleared by the Harbour Master

and

Emigration offices, Me: Thound,

but in his absence by his locum

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