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to Singapore

overcrowded

are dangerously

and whether there statements

be commit or no

I

own

of opinion

measures & directed be Earlier

that Colonial legislation

should

be resorted to

at the earliest opportunity to prevent the possibility of abuses,

The

Hong Kong

Ordinance of 1871 which

I will be found at p 148

of appendix

of Report of 1872, requires

that Emigrants from

that Colony to the

Straits Settlements

should have in

between decks 9 superficial

and


from China

"Jackie,"

If the

including

I have consulted Mr Manders to

he suggests that it should apply to all Ships, as no passage

law has

Ship

'havever shall, where the

233 and 54 cubical feet, deck 16 super

and on

ficial feet per adult,

and this, in the opinion

of Her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners,

is not more

enough

even

than

assuming

that the great bulk

of the Emigrants pass

their time on

deck during the passage.

I request

to introduce a

Bill

providing in

substance

that no vessel shall

carrying emigrants to any of

bring into the Colony

if a greater

number than

shall be crowded as Ships to Singapore

are said to be more than beam of

then need is

adopted it wird in as well to add

Conway


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I think you would alap

word me that I with

India suspiratimi is in

le but to compile the data for the perusal at all trout to China.

WTH

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to Singapore overcrowded are dangerously and whether there statements be commit or no I own of opinion measures & directed be Earlier that Colonial legislation should be resorted to at the earliest opportunity to prevent the possibility of abuses, The Hong Kong Ordinance of 1871 which I will be found at p 148 of appendix of Report of 1872, requires that Emigrants from that Colony to the Straits Settlements should have in between decks 9 superficial and from China "Jackie," If the including I have consulted Mr Manders to he suggests that it should apply to all Ships, as no passage law has Ship 'havever shall, where the 233 and 54 cubical feet, deck 16 super and on ficial feet per adult, and this, in the opinion of Her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners, is not more enough even than assuming that the great bulk of the Emigrants pass their time on deck during the passage. I request to introduce a Bill providing in substance that no vessel shall carrying emigrants to any of bring into the Colony if a greater number than shall be crowded as Ships to Singapore are said to be more than beam of then need is adopted it wird in as well to add Conway Page 233 I think you would alap word me that I with India suspiratimi is in le but to compile the data for the perusal at all trout to China. WTH
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to Singapore

overcrowded

are dangerously

and whether there statements

be comit or no

I

own

of opinion

measures & dureted be Ecater

that Colusside legislation

should

be rented to

!

at the earliest opportunity to prevent the possibility of sy to back

with a

Juel abuses,

Mir cait

The

Hong Kong

Ordinance of 1871 which

I will be found at p 148

the

4ttee

of appender of compration sac ]

"Appendix

coz of which

Report of 1872, requires

that Emgrants from

that Colony to the

Sernits Settlements

should have in

the

between ducks 9 superficial

amo

>

from China

مگر

n

or from all fust

"Jackie,"

If the

vrchudding

9

I han consulto see I Mandrile to

K

2

he suggests that it should to war

opplicath wall Ships, as no panoge

lau h

Shipp

варь

'

havever shat, where thes

233

and 54 cubical feet, deck 16 super

and on

ficial feet per adult,

and this, in the opinion

the

off Her Majesty's linigia

ation Commissioners,

is not more

enough

even

than

assuming

that the great buck

of the Iningrants pass

Beir time on

deck

during the passage.

decor you

reques

to introduce a

providing in

a Bill

substance

that no vessel shall

corrying emigrants to any of

bring into the Colony

L

Strast

[ with the intention of

landing them if a greater

them].

an to crooded as Ships & Singapor

are said than beam of

then need is

Shall

adopted it wird in as well to add and other

4

Conway

wykrinum - Best

in the next page after she

*think you howl alap

word me that I with

India susipratimi is in

le but to compie the anta for the percourt at all trout to Chinde.

WTH

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