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of Trade enclosing a copy of the Merchant Shipping Act 1875, and requesting observations on any of the provisions of the Act which may seem to call for application to this Colony.

In reply, I beg to forward for Your Lordship's information, a copy of a Report made on the subject by the Harbor Master, to whom I referred your Despatch, and I do not know that it is necessary for me to supplement his Report with additional observations.

With regard to the Harbor Master's intimation that a short Ordinance is wanted to give power to stop unseaworthy ships, I think Your Lordship will agree with me that it is unnecessary, in the face of the comprehensive legislation which it is proposed to enact so soon as the Imperial Merchant Shipping Bill has become law, to introduce any disjointed Ordinance to meet specific points, all of which will be duly attended to in the Merchant Shipping Bill.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant,

[...] Governor.

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40 of Trade enclosing a copy of the Merchant Shipping Act 1875, and requesting observations on any of the provisions of the Act which may seem to call for application to this Colony. In reply, I beg to forward for Your Lordship's information, a copy of a Report made on the subject by the Harbor Master, to whom I referred your Despatch, and I do not know that it is necessary for me to supplement his Report with additional observations. With regard to the Harbor Master's intimation that a short Ordinance is wanted to give power to stop unseaworthy ships, I think Your Lordship will agree with me that it is unnecessary, in the face of the comprehensive legislation which it is proposed to enact so soon as the Imperial Merchant Shipping Bill has become law, to introduce any disjointed Ordinance to meet specific points, all of which will be duly attended to in the Merchant Shipping Bill. I have the honor to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant, [...] Governor.
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40 of Trade enclosing a copy of the Merchant Shipping All 1875, and requesting any the provisions of the Act observations which to this Colany may for. applied seem to call In reply I beg to forward! al for Your Lordship's information, copy of a Report made on the subject by the Harbor Master, to when I referred you tohifi Despatch, and I do not know that it is necessary for me to supplement his Report with additional observations. With regard any to the Warber Master's intimation that a short Ordinance is wanted to agree in with me give unseaworthy aw uw the power to stop ship, I think's Your Lordship will me that it is unnecesary face of the comprehensive legislations which it is proposed to enact so soon as the Imperial Merchant Shipping Bill has became law to introduced any disjointed Ordinance to met specid points, all of which will be duly attended to in the merchant Shipping Bill I have the home to be. My Lord Yau Lordships mort pleediant humble sewant, meu Governor.
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of Trade enclosing a copy of the Merchant Shipping All 1875, and

requesting any the provisions of the Act

observations which

to this Colany may

for.

applied

seem to call

In reply I beg to forward!

al

for Your Lordship's information, copy of a Report made on the subject by the Harbor Master, to when I referred you tohifi Despatch, and I do not know that it is necessary for me to supplement his Report with

additional observations.

With regard

any

to the Warber

Master's intimation that a short

Ordinance is wanted to

agree

in

with me

give unseaworthy

aw uw

the

power to stop ship, I think's Your Lordship will

me that it is unnecesary face of the comprehensive legislations which it is proposed to enact so soon as the Imperial Merchant Shipping Bill has became law to introduced any disjointed Ordinance to met specid points, all of which will be duly

attended to in the merchant Shipping Bill

I have the home to be.

My Lord Yau Lordships mort pleediant

humble sewant,

meu

Governor.

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