If thee Liver
right,
uried serve both the informed an objection
they the ex
isting laws,
Affect be leacocetoks
and the French backet
Agent at Hongkong having
been made
.
L
fis interpretatom the facts above stated
the Lovernor appeared
to consider that the French Governments would not prees for any - amendment of them. reiting land.
The searchery of
State for the Colonice
in communicating to me the above reports
adverts to the difficulty
which would Exist
in amending the act
in such manner av
to accord specially to the vessels of the " Messageries maritimver Exceptions which it
appears necessary
maintain.
to
generally
in
laws
>
(
in force.
305
and His Lap obreres furtties theat this suggestions made in yourletter of the yaw of September do not leem to afford ampolution of the difficulty thoat could be adopted; neither
was it intended.
lery
would it be desirable.
that the operations of
the Chinese
trincee Passenger's
Act should be restricted
to besuelo chartered
of
for the conveyance Emigrants engaged.
under contracts
E
serve in Foreign Countices
nor would it be in. accordance with practice
to stempt.
accy
carrying passengers from the ordinary Supervision
on the ground
that they carry mails. 5. In conclusion the
Seentary
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