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allows these rappels to carry only about one half the number they would be liccused to carry under Board of Fade (ertificate in this country. -

On the similar representations from the beninsular & Privatal & the Mapageries Maritimes 18? I had to make clubral

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6 between Inly / 1872 & duly

20. July 187

9. Jardy, 187

Later

reports

of

/1973, the 19.Oct.

which

I give

محمد

M

in the margin; rat what I said then - Firsh 24.Faby.

can only reprat

a Papingers"

the

122. March?

126 July

det cannot take notice ditione under which men Emigrate, but only of

their position in life and power to protect themselves. home of the Emigrants from this fountre sipate under contrach_ nor can it be sack that they are now at leastygenerally of the lowest Class - But no one, I suppose, " would therefore say that a papenger Law was unnecesary for their protration - Second. I have no doubt the Companied

Vessels are well built & make exped plupages.

can be better buil or make more rapid papages teamers plying between this Country &

but no

перев

thom the

America which all come under the

Papengers Act - Besides the Law cannot be made wapply to only one out of repels. oprapets- If thes

Steamers of this Company belükeen

HongKong

* Melbourne were of

Exsmpled

from the spential provisions of the 623

ordinance,

how could

amy

Sther Seamous

the

that were put on the line be refused a cimilar exemptions ? A total exemption could not be granted without an Act of Parliament as the Chinese dapingere Act 1855 (18.0 19. Vic. c.104.) while it allows

Legislatiore to vary the Hongkong regulations by the Act, docenst allowil tobe romph papenpert ships altogether from Regulation - Thind the that the enforcement of the Law cancer delays

allegation

&

x inconvenience is a matter

course. It was stoutly alleged in this Country oshen it was decided in 1063 to Passenger bring Mail Steamere under the Pay Act. It has been found, however, in practice that no delay or

or inconvenisne need arise. It was even more.

ungsultys

the Peninsulow and

Maritmuse

insisted upon My Oriental & the Mesageries Companies. We have however heard aothing

since they have

more

seen that the fair would not be altered.

in their favour. And thave no douth the present applicants will equally

this promi- find them apprehensions unfounded if they lonally accept the

ou