CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 80

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to passengers other than thiness

there could not be

be any

reason

whatever why the Committee of the Tung Wah Hospital should interfere

There seems to me to be difficulty whatever in

the Harbour Master dealing with these cases. In all well-regulated passenger steamers,

as soon as a passenger dies,

an inventory is made and his property belonging to him is taken possession of by the officers of the ship; boxes are sealed up.

There seems to me no reason why, if necessary, an Ordinance should not be passed compelling this course to be adopted.

The Harbour Master should deal with respect to all classes of passengers. The Governor is the only officer who can decide whether there is or not any necessity for such an enactment, and if any such enactment were made, it seems to be the only proper officer that would be directed to see that it was carried out. Upon the inspection of every steamer into the Harbour, the Boarding Officer should...

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79 to passengers other than thiness there could not be be any reason whatever why the Committee of the Tung Wah Hospital should interfere There seems to me to be difficulty whatever in the Harbour Master dealing with these cases. In all well-regulated passenger steamers, as soon as a passenger dies, an inventory is made and his property belonging to him is taken possession of by the officers of the ship; boxes are sealed up. There seems to me no reason why, if necessary, an Ordinance should not be passed compelling this course to be adopted. The Harbour Master should deal with respect to all classes of passengers. The Governor is the only officer who can decide whether there is or not any necessity for such an enactment, and if any such enactment were made, it seems to be the only proper officer that would be directed to see that it was carried out. Upon the inspection of every steamer into the Harbour, the Boarding Officer should...
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to passengers other than thiness

there could not be

be any

reason

whatever why the fommittee of the Jung Ha Hospital shouid interfere

There seems to me to be difficulty whatever in

the Harbour Master dealing with these cases. In all well

regulated passenger steamers

as so as qu

hassenger dies

his property of by the officers of the ship_ inventory is made and

belonging

is taken hossession

boxes

any

to the

passenger are sealed up.

There seems to me no reason

why if necessary

an Ordinance

should not be passed.com -

-pulling

this

course to be adopted.

The

all

passenger steamers &

with respect to all classes of

passengers. The Stare

and

is the only slicer who can

whether there is on not

bay

any necessity for such an enactment and if any

such

enactment were made it

that he is the

seems to

only proper officer that would be directed to see that it

was

carried out. Upon the interi

every steamer into the

every

Jarbour

the Boarding Glücer should

ething

د و دیگر

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