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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
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was
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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
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