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Act in such manner anto Accord specially-

to maintain

to the tessels of the "mepageries Maritimes" __ exemptions which it appears receptry. generally in force, and H.L. observes furthy that the suggestions made in M. Savard letter of the 7th Sept, do not keene to afford

any

solution of the difficulty that could

be adopted; neither was it nitended,

nor would it be desirable that the

operations of the thinese Refungers Act should be restricted to bepels chartered for the conveyance of ruigrants engaged Foreign Countie

under contracts to serve in

ror would it be in accordance with

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practice to exempt any ressels Carrying tapengers

from the ordinary supervision on

they carry

mails.

the ground thet

In conclusion the Secretary

be

of State for the Colonies expresses the hope that the Frened foot

satisfied with the siew taken by the foonnor that the practical

may

now existing

meonvenience is not considerable, and with

the assurance that the Colonial Authorities will be instructed tomate the execution of the law, as little vexations as possible.

I have be

signed franville

practice