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with a view to receiving His Excellency's instructions.
The Ichang was built in Glasgow in 1873 and is registered in London as a vessel of 1,782 gross and 1,049 net tonnage.
The vessel has been running as a River Steamer on the Yangtze and Canton rivers prior to her arrival in China, and, until the passing of Ordinance No. 11 of 1876 regulating the number of passengers to be conveyed between Canton and Hongkong; the registered tonnage of the Ichang does not appear to have been disputed.
On the 19th December I received a letter from Messrs Butterfield & Swire requesting me to have the Ichang re-measured, giving as a reason for doing so that the British steamers Kiang and Kiukiang had had their tonnage adjusted. On the 20th December Messrs Butterfield & Swire informed me that their application for a re-measurement was partly based upon alterations that had been made in the Ichang since that vessel left England, asking that she be measured on the same principles by which the Tinshan and Kiukiang had obtained their present tonnage.
On the 27th December Messrs. Butterfield & Swire forwarded a certificate of the measurement of the Ichang made by Mr. R. St. Cairns, a Surveyor of the British Government.
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with a view to receiving His Excellency's
instructions.
The Ichang
was built in Glascon
in 1873 and is registered in London as a
it
versel of 1,782 gross and 1,049 net tonnage.
The vessel has been, ruuming as a- Never Steamer on the efanglys and
Canton rivers price her arrival in
China, and, until the e passing of
Adinance No 11
the
of 1876 regulating assengers to be conveyed.
rumber of passeng
between Canton and Hongtong; the
beee tonnage of the Ichang does not appear to have been disputed.
On the
a letter
from
19
Messrs Butterfield
the December I received.
: requesting ree to have the Schang
& Surre
}
re-measured giving
as a sladov.
un for doing so that the British steamers Krishan
and huikeang had had their tonnage adjusted. On the 20th December Mesire Butterfield & Swire informed their application for a a re. Measurement.
was parthy
based
cd me that
upon alterations
that had been made in the Ichang since that versel left England,
asking that she be measured on
and
the
same principles by which the tinshan And kenkiang had oblained their
present tonnage.
On the 27.
th
December Messrs.
Butterfield & sine forwarded a
certificate of
I chang
the measurement of
the
made by MW. R. St. Cairns a
azured
Government
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