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alf the vessel is not trading regularly with the United Kingdom

"That is trading from

Rusk

Fort in

Australia, Service performed in her

"may (if satisfactory

means of "verifying such service can be "obtained" I be accepted as equivalent

to service rendered in a Vessel

registered in the flony." This put the question of domicile on a more

satisfactory footing, and by substituting Shinghong and Shanghai; - the

a Port

of Reguitry also

latter being

for Post

Australia in that

paragraph, it occurred to me to

write to the Towars of

Trave on

the subject. I therefore wrote on

the 25 to March acking if

a similar

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privilege would be extended to

itong Khong.

Under these circumstances

This Excellency the Administrator

may

be disposed to wait the arrival

of the reply to that letter.

If the Board of Frase

comply with my request there shouts

difficulty in this Government

be no

accesing to such other terms as the Gears

obtaining

may require and

Order in founcil

an

unter 32 and 33 Vich: hap:11 Sec: 8-

If the Board of Trave

refuse the

request,

the

proof rules,

(Sub Sec: 2, Sec. II of Ordinance & of 1879/

thie

which