CO129-164 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [7-9] — Page 14

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payable in lien of Fees under Ordinance So 13 of 1872 in the Case of Chincer Pasengers' Ships trading between this Colony and Mania and Singapor.

The Duties, under that Ordinaner which are alour

payable on the application for, and granting of the Certificate of the Emigration officer, amount to Fifty Dollars. This

is,

–

Jam considered to be unduly oppressive, and as it is not the fiolicy of the Government to over- tax the ordinary Passenger traffic of the Colony, I have ordered

of opinion, justly

that the Fers in respect of the

tīvo items quoted be reduced

to one Dollar each. -

Sitherts I find that

のし

the Manila line the total

Fees fail to the Government were at the rate of more than One Dollar and a quarter for head

100 Passengers, while on the Singapore route the charges amounted to 10 fer

the carnings of a

for

Cent on

Steamer

for

thr

same number number

of Passengers; and I trust, therefore, that Your Lordship will concur in considering that thour engaged in this