Equally necessary to purify the ship before allowing them to go on board again. Nothing, however, appears to have been done, and neither the effects of the brew which the Chinese passengers were given nor what it was composed of were examined.
That after being kept in the cold for 3 hours, the unhappy passengers boarded, benumbed with cold, and the vessel was released from quarantine. It was too late to replace the bedding which had been entirely destroyed, in consequence of which the Chinese were compelled to sleep on the bare deck, and one of this number, a Doctor, is said to have died from the exposure and bad treatment he suffered.
The foregoing narrative of the facts detailed are concerned; the Committee cannot doubt that, in the opinion of this Chamber, it calls for the most urgent remonstrances from your body, not only in the interests of trade and navigation, on the ground that the quarantine regulations of your Port are unnecessarily burdensome and harsh when the prevention of contagion is the sole object you have in view, but also because the barbarous treatment alleged by Captain Webber to have been sustained by the Chinese under the orders of a British Colony's Government is calculated to bring disgrace upon our common nationality.
I need hardly add, as a secondary consideration, that the large and increasing trade between China and Australia can only be developed by a generous administration of equal laws and protection to person and property being accorded to the people of all races alike visiting your Ports.
Copies of the statement of Captain Webber referred to above, and a letter from the Agents, Messrs. G. R. Steamship Co., are enclosed for your information and will be forwarded together with a copy of this communication to the Secretary of Colonies in London.
Signed,
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant.
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them to
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again.
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of
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which so
far
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are concerned the Committee cannot doubt,
in the opinion of this Chamber calls for the most urgent remonstrances
not only
navigation
from your body
in the interests of t
of trade and
the ground
ground that the
Port are
quarantine regulations of your
ecessarily burthensome and harsh
Unnece
the prevention of contagion is the sole object
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have in view, but
because the barbarous treatment alleged by Captain Webber to have been sustained by
the Cleinere under the orders.
ment
British Colony
of a bring disgrace upon
of the Govern
is calculated to our Common Nationality.
I need hardly add as
a
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secondary
consideration that the large and mereasing trade beeliveen Cheia and
Australia can
only be developed by a generous adminio. tration of equal laws and protection to person and property being accorded to the people of
all Races alike visiting
Ports.
Copies off
Colonial
the statement of Captain
the vessel
Webber referred to above and letter from lebarterers the Agents and
of
Messis Ges. R. Steamus oles, are enclosed
this communi-
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for your information and will be forward... ed together with a cation to the Secretary Colonies in London ?
Signed
copy
by
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Stati for
houer
I have the honor to be Your mode. Kyrie, Chermen.
P.
obedient servant
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