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gone to Nagasaki and will return here during the month, when this matter can be settled. It has always been the practice since I have had charge of this Consulate for Masters to go first to the Harbour Master and get the permit for shipment. I had no reason to suppose it had not been done in this case. If, however, the Ordinance you quote is to be enforced, that "No seaman shall be shipped either for an English or Foreign ship elsewhere than at the office of the Harbour Master" then no more seamen can be shipped in this Colony for American ships, for I certainly shall not go to the Harbor Master's office to discharge my official duties. "No such thing is required of British Consul in the ports of the United States.

I have, &c.

134) &c.
M. Loncus.

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3. 178 gone to Nagasaki and will return here during the month, when this matter can be settled. It has always been the practice since I have had charge of this Consulate for Masters to go first to the Harbour Master and get the permit for shipment. I had no reason to suppose it had not been done in this case. If, however, the Ordinance you quote is to be enforced, that "No seaman shall be shipped either for an English or Foreign ship elsewhere than at the office of the Harbour Master" then no more seamen can be shipped in this Colony for American ships, for I certainly shall not go to the Harbor Master's office to discharge my official duties. "No such thing is required of British Consul in the ports of the United States. I have, &c. 134) &c. M. Loncus.

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ལ་— 3. 178 gone to Nagasaki and will return here during the month, when this matter can be settled. Sta always been the practice has always since I have had charge of this Soncuiate for Masters to go first to the Harbour Macter and get he permit for suisment. I had no reason to suppose it had not been done in this case. If, however, the Ordinance you quote is to be : enforced, that "No seaman shall be shipped either for an English سن Foreign ship elsewhere than the office of the Jaxsour marker" then no more seamen can be seamen can shipped in this Colony American American ships, for I certainly shall not go to the Harbor Master's office to discharge my official dutics. "No such thing is required of British lonsul in the ports of the United States. I have, to 134) Suns. Mosty M. Loncus.

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gone to Nagasaki and will return here during the month, when this matter can be settled. Sta

always been the practice

has always

since I have had charge of this Soncuiate for Masters to go first to the Harbour Macter and get he permit for suisment. I had no reason to suppose it had not been done in this case. If, however, the Ordinance you quote is to be : enforced, that "No seaman shall be shipped either for an English

سن

Foreign ship elsewhere than

the office of the Jaxsour marker"

then

no more seamen can be

seamen can

shipped in this Colony

American

American ships, for I certainly

shall not go to the Harbor Master's

office to discharge my official dutics. "No such thing is required of British lonsul in the ports

of the United States.

I have, to

134) Suns. Mosty

M. Loncus.

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