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Aoting Colonial Secretary to United States Consul.

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when granting the discharge and that ____

wilful purpose to disregard.

any

there was no

Ordinance of the

Colony.

The Master

of the Litchfield" denies that the man

was insane at the time of his discharge,

authority to require him

been

and I have no

to take care

of him after having

regularly discharged from his ship

I have to.

(signed) Ins. S. Mosby,

United States Consul.

Honourable F. Stewart,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

tet Fe

N?911.

Sir,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 19th July, 1879.

I have the honour, by direction

of His Excellency the Administrator, to inform you that, on the 20th ultimo, a seaman, :named John Holton, was discharged.

in

a

en Ship

destitute condition from the American

icence Ordinance.

consequence

Vigilant."," and that, in

1 of 1862, Section VIII, has not been complied

with in this instance.

I am to add that the usual custom

here has been for Consuls not to dischange.

a seaman, unless a licensed Boarding House

S. Mosby, Egre,

United States Consul,

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