CO129-178 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [6-8] — Page 542

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From

5

507

by doing

30, a cheek was

Loon

very

put to smuggling and to the... vexations complaints and ___ correspondence connected with__ the illicit trade between this

Colony and China. The law in question provides that where the

a clearance

master of a junk leaves without

paper (clause XIII) or leaves the Harbour after night fail,

· clause XIV), "the junk and her cargo shall be forfeited to the "Crown".

in

my

The Bill now

placed

hands by the Attorney General substitutes the word "may" for the word "shall", in this

important provision of clause XIX.

5.

To this alteration

I am not disposed to agree.

I have observed that the Marine

Magistrates, - and indeed other Officials also, do not seem fully to understand the Colonial and

Imperial advantages of putting

an

effectual stop to this

flagrant smuggling case. Messrs

Thomsett and Mellay, whilst, by the admitted facts, compelled to -convict a junk Master for

violating cause XIII and XIV, refrained from enforcing penalty; and I was driven to take the responsibility myself of practically forfeiting

the junk.

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From 5 507 by doing 30, a cheek was Loon very put to smuggling and to the... vexations complaints and ___ correspondence connected with__ the illicit trade between this Colony and China. The law in question provides that where the a clearance master of a junk leaves without paper (clause XIII) or leaves the Harbour after night fail, · clause XIV), "the junk and her cargo shall be forfeited to the "Crown". in my The Bill now placed hands by the Attorney General substitutes the word "may" for the word "shall", in this important provision of clause XIX. 5. To this alteration I am not disposed to agree. I have observed that the Marine Magistrates, - and indeed other Officials also, do not seem fully to understand the Colonial and Imperial advantages of putting an effectual stop to this flagrant smuggling case. Messrs Thomsett and Mellay, whilst, by the admitted facts, compelled to -convict a junk Master for violating cause XIII and XIV, refrained from enforcing penalty; and I was driven to take the responsibility myself of practically forfeiting the junk.
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丛

5

507

by doing

30, a

cheek was

Loon

very

puit to smuggling and to the... vevations complaints and ___ correspondence connected with__ the illicit trade between this

Colony and China. The law in question provides that where the

a

elearance

master of a junk leaves without

paper (clause XIII) or leaves the Harbour after night fail,

· clause XIV), "the junk and her " cargo shall be forfeited to the "brown".

in

my

The Bill now

placed

Attorney__

hands by the Attor General substitutes the word "may" for the word "shall"," in this

important provision of clause XIX.

5.

To this alteration -

not disposed to agree.

am not

observed that the Marine

I have

Magistrates, - and indeed other Ifficials also, do not seem fully to understand the Colonial and

Imperial advantages of putting

an

க

effectual stop to this

chi one

flagrant

imuggling

case Messrs

Thomsett and ellay, whilst, by the admitted facts, compeiled to -conviet a junk Master for

the

violating cause XIII and XIV, refrained from enforcing penalty; and I was driver to take the responsibility myself of practically forfeiting

the huw.

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