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Jeswicks petition for

the remission of the present fine and having before them all the papers including the Report (dated 22nd March 1879) of the Police Magistrate, unanimously recommended me not to remit the Fine, on

the

ground

that the overcrowding of those steamers had

been

going

for come months

and that this was not the

past

first

time the came company had been

convicted of

Concurring with the Council,

the same offence.

I caused Mr Keswick to be

informed

that I did not feel justified in remitting the fine.

5

15. Kerwick then presented

a second petition to me datech 12t

April 1879 stating that he had given stringent overs to prevent excesive numbers of papengers

from recorting to the Steamers and that the fares had been raised, and praying

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reduction in the amount of the

Fines.

This petition having

been duly considered by the Executive Conncil, they

unanimously recommended me

half of the Fines

to remit one

that is $5,355.

minutes of

In the

this succting meeting

the