CO129-167 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [1-8] — Page 304

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aven days distance and there raking board - The Clanse Emigrante

a an Ordinance of 1556_ is copied from but at the time of its first mnactment it appeared, and still appeare, to no open to question shother it does ush inceed the authority of the Hon-long Legislature. The objections tit will be this found stated in reports from Board of 19. Augh - 31. betr. & 18. ter. 1856.

confirmed sonly therefore call attention to the subjech. Practically the question oflittle importance now, me no forsign ship would be allowed to take. Smigrants Motonces from Hongkong except tour own, and could not therefore secape operation of the Imperial (Ariecente

Evident Xet There is an Papengers mispaint in the lash line but one. mentioned port should be first mentioned as in the Ordinance & 1856.-

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In para: 10. of sect. . the referme to see. Tr. of the Chinese bessengere act

1835. should be to see!.

The second section of the Ordinance contains the usual interpretation of the terme used if it but secu XV ador three additional interpretations. It would be more convenient to place them all together.

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In Schedule Is which is copied from schedule B. Woords. Wo. 8 of 1871, there a some omissions . The provisions 2×3 in the latter which require the ownero to give notice to the Emigration Oficer of a ship intended to carry Smigrant with a statement of her destination *c. and the authority to the Enigration officer to mopect her, are omittro - as u also the provision in (lause d. that the Emigration officer shall not give his certificate till he has mustered the papingers

and ascertained that they know where they

are going, x if under contract, understand the nature of their contract FC. The Attorney Grueral says these provisions have been mitte because they

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provided form the schedule to the Imperial Act-But the object of seer IIII of the bedinance

the Ordinance he 8.7 1871. of the

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gvoyages of less than 30. days to substitute modified regulations for the regulations & Schedule A. of the imperial more convenient to do this completity

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at it was done in the Ordinance he 8.51871, tobe sought partly in the schedule to the ordinance & partly in the schedule to the Imperial Act. The Attomen General

than to leave the regulatione