CO129-175 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [9-12] — Page 115

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be depended on for making quick passage.

This Government also prohibits the conversation of passengers on more than two decks at any time, so that if a vessel carries passengers on the weather deck, they can only carry other passengers on the deck immediately below that deck.

The space allowed to each passenger on short voyages is 16 superficial feet on the lower deck; and, after deducting 4 feet on the weather deck for each passenger accommodated below, the remainder of the space on the weather deck is given to deck passengers at the rate of 16 superficial feet per person - skylights and other incumbrances not being included in the measurements, so that a vessel under such circumstances shall not be considered overcrowded.

Thirty days was mentioned in Ordinance 8 of 1871 (now Section VII of Ord: 5 of 1874) so that Shanghai might be brought into connection with Calcutta, should Chinese desire to go from one Port to the other.

I found that in actual practice, it is Chinese who leave only Foochow, Amoy, Swatow, and Shanghai for the Straits Settlements, and none leave these places under Section IIII of Ord: 5 of 1874 for Ports beyond that Colony.

It would, I venture to submit, be hard on the owners of British ships to prevent their vessels carrying deck passengers.

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113 be depended on for making quick passage. This Government also prohibits the conversation of passengers on more than two decks at any time, so that if a vessel carries passengers on the weather deck, they can only carry other passengers on the deck immediately below that deck. The space allowed to each passenger on short voyages is 16 superficial feet on the lower deck; and, after deducting 4 feet on the weather deck for each passenger accommodated below, the remainder of the space on the weather deck is given to deck passengers at the rate of 16 superficial feet per person - skylights and other incumbrances not being included in the measurements, so that a vessel under such circumstances shall not be considered overcrowded. Thirty days was mentioned in Ordinance 8 of 1871 (now Section VII of Ord: 5 of 1874) so that Shanghai might be brought into connection with Calcutta, should Chinese desire to go from one Port to the other. I found that in actual practice, it is Chinese who leave only Foochow, Amoy, Swatow, and Shanghai for the Straits Settlements, and none leave these places under Section IIII of Ord: 5 of 1874 for Ports beyond that Colony. It would, I venture to submit, be hard on the owners of British ships to prevent their vessels carrying deck passengers.
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113 be repended on for making quich passage= This Government also prohibits the conversauce of passengers on more than two decks at any time, so that if a vessel carries passengers weather deck the can on thy. only carry other passengers on the deck immediatel below that deck. The space allowed to each passenger on short voyages is q Euperficial feet of the lower deck; and, After deducting 4 feet of the weather deck for each passenger alcommodated below, the semanider of the eface o the deck is gwen to deck passenger upper Oth ut the cate of 16 superficial feet each person - skreplights and other incumbrance, not being included in the measurements so that a vessel under such circumstances be considered overcrowded. Cau scarcely Thirty day was mentioned in Ordinance 8 of 1871 (how lection VII of Ord: 5 of 1874) so that Shanghai might be brought into connection with Calcutta should chrèse desire to go from one Fort to the other 3 found that In actual practice it is Chinese leave only Foochow, Amoy, Swalow and Stoughtong for the Strait, Settlements, and none leave these places under section IIII of Ord: 5 of 1874 for Porti beyond that Colony. hard It would I venture to Submit, be on the owners of British ships to prevent their vessels carrying deck passengers
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be repended on for making quich passage=

This Government also prohibits

the

conversauce of passengers on more than two decks at any time, so that

if

a vessel carries passengers

weather deck the can

on thy.

only carry

other

passengers on the deck immediatel

below that deck.

The space allowed to each

passenger

on

short

voyages

is q Euperficial feet of the lower deck; and, After deducting 4 feet of the weather deck for each passenger alcommodated below, the semanider of the eface o the deck is gwen to deck passenger

upper

Oth

ut the cate of 16 superficial feet each person - skreplights and other

incumbrance,

not being included in the measurements

so that a vessel under such circumstances

be considered overcrowded.

Cau

scarcely

Thirty day was mentioned in Ordinance

8 of 1871 (how lection VII of Ord: 5 of 1874) so that Shanghai might be brought into

connection with Calcutta should chrèse desire to go from

one Fort to the other

3 found that

In actual practice it is

Chinese leave only Foochow, Amoy,

Swalow and

Stoughtong for the Strait,

Settlements, and none leave these places under section IIII of Ord: 5 of 1874 for Porti beyond that Colony.

hard

It would I venture to Submit, be

on

the owners of British ships to prevent their vessels carrying deck

passengers

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