CO129-167 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [1-8] — Page 61

4.

ме

objection had at

any

time

been made by her Majesty's Goverment to the lamigration Free Labovers from this Port- only in referense

of

that it

onders were

Mas

to the stoppage of contract Emigration that the prohibitory

peremptory, and

question wheiter by the adoption of a general

that onwequently the

to be decided was whether

rule

wve

could not and should

not exclude from Canigration operations at this Port all those Vefsels which had been tainted

the Macas traffic.

by

&

After mature deliberation

ttie learnail

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of opinion that all proceedings in connection with Cermigration should be most closely watched, that it would not be expedient to issue Licenses to Vessel which would not be under entire central at

departure, during the injage, and or disambartration of the passengers, - and that

--and that for the present it would be advisable to omfine Emigration from Marghing to Jan-Francisce to Vefects carrying the lenglish and American Glago

6.

Accordingly I caused it

to be notified to mes! L