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to rent the whole of the two fries recully inflicted upon them by Charles Vandeleur Creagh, bequire, Acting Police Inagistrate for

More

: passengers in two of

carrying ther steamers than

were

permitted

by ordinance No. 11 of 1876 and for

other relief

that since had

a.

your

Petitioners have ~ communication from

the Honorable. William Henry's March the leolonial Secretary informning them that your bestbury had with the unanimous

of the Excentive Council

Concurrence

declined to comply with the prayer of the said petition_

3

your

That submit, that in

Petitioners respect puter,

carrying such on

excesive number of passengers their

said vessels

Avere

not so on

so overcrowzed

as to endanger the lives of the said passengers!

H.

Ro

That suice the said fines

ivere

inflicted your Petitiours leave issued stringest orders to the Officers of their vessels to prevent excessive numbers of passengers from resorting to their steamers and - have raised the fares payable by lelinese passengers and

your Petitioners hope that although your becellency may thought proper to remit the white

not have -

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