CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 297

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The

paud

system was applied

and

to all the Company's veesels and -- head been enforced at Houghoung Inaire with the aid of the local thee, but at bauton owing to the absence of an efficient police your.. Peletioners have had great difficulty

out that system asmuch as notwithstanding the closing of the gates and the

ii

carrying

мі

issuing.

of the tallies numbers of Chinese

to proceed to

passengers. Hongkong

auxious

without delay but unable to procure tatlies contrived to get on board. from Sampaus and ottiounes,

doing which they nistances assisted by their comrades

in

were ins

most

aud

1 friends who had legally obtained

admission ou

board and in couse -

quence of whose assistance and com

Connivance

it

was

difficult if not- impossible without the and of such police force to prevent them from

getting.

Masters

on board. Glose Quarter

told off for the special

were told

daty of preventing pasengers not having tallies from embarking in

addition to their there

evere

sailors

placed round the open space in the after part of the vessel which extends for about eighty feet on each side to prevent passengers getting board by those entrances which- duty however is rendered almost-

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