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Council record two facts that

were established in evidence

before the Price Magistrate, viz : _ that after leaving Canton

creeps of papengers

with an

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board, come more were Exten

board at Whampoa, and that the Chief Officer had admitted in Court that he had had no instructions from the Directors as to the number of rafengers the Steamer was authorized to carry.

Buk

for

those two facts the Council would, probably, have

recommended me to remit a

larger proportion of the fine

than one

6.

half

caused Mr Keswick

to be Officially informed think the question raised in his petition

was under the consideration

f

the Government. Since then he has calica

expon

me t

unge come change in the "River Stemmer Passenger ordinance. N. // of 1876" and I have undertaken to subinit for the consideration

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the Legislative Council,

If

the

Ordinance which instand scale in Ordinance 1/1551876 would substitute a provision

by which the Governor in Council.