CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 309

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witness stated "It was

with the

quite rumpossible my dieforal to.

at my

prevent the passengers couving

3.7 because the

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ou board.

"

witness stated

that on 17th Gebruary he

MAD

afraid

to ascertan the number of pasungens. lest it might be brought aganist line honest attempt

I dont think

to that

any was made by the Company to limit the number of passengers permitted by law for. 1. The Chif offer of the Kunshan whose duty it was to prevent overcrowding "

stated in evidence I dont know

what mumber of passengers thie - Kinshaw is allowed to carry by law I never inquired what the number

>

was

9

Because the

same witnes

admits that on 17th February (when

the steamer had left baution with about 980 passengers

or over twice

the legal number) they stopped at Whampoa and took

#

ou

board about

120 passengers : I think that the mumber of passengers caried might be kept under control without much inconvenience or expense because I. The petitioners admit that they are able to do it at Bougkong with the assistance of the Pokee ( Souutumes

one and sometimes two constables) &

in the concluding

because they agree

paragraph of choir petition to -

undertake not to

carry

Atcore

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