CO129-225 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [1-3] — Page 206

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obtained from the Acting Harbour Master and the Government

1. Marine Surveyor, and it was _

considered that it

on which it

was

a matter

desirable that

the opinion of the Board of Trade should be obtained, before any

change

in the existing law or regulations should be taken into consideration. Accordingly, after several of the Unofficial Members of the Council had expressed their views in favour of a modification the law, I suggested that the

of

motion

motion should be withdrawn,

202

on

my undertaking to refer the question to the Secretary of state,

in order that the views.

of the

Board of Trade on the proposed

exemption of the Steamers of this

Company from the law applying

generally to sea

-going passenger steamers should be ascertained.

The motion was thereupon withdrawn.

annex

Enclosure 5. I Byk Jany + 3rd Feby. 1887.

an

extract

from

one

of

the local papers giving a brief

account of the proceedings in

Conneil

4.

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