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the Merchant Shipping

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of

to 1876 shall be surveyed.

Provisions

Acto 1854

The steamers

question

are

wooden built paddle-wheeled and

し

copper bottomed, and they

Are

specially

liau sed under the provisions of the

a

above quoted Orduiance to cars,

carry Special

number of paceingers. The "Kui Hiang" is 1,2844 lous register

and is licensed for 1872 passengers.

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The " White Cloud is 528 Cous register

and is licensed for 11150 pacangers.

surveying vessels, the

Government Marine Surveyor.

has

always

beere

guided by

the

"Instructions to Surveyors of Ships,

isened

from time to time by the

Board of Trade.

of

there has been

the law de

new interpretation

during the past two

years,

as

y

complained of buff Company.

have been

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best suit the

Company,

213

the Steam Boat

the annal surveys

a de

at times that would.

Cort vervu

nce

of the

and with that object in

view; they have

been postponed.

orv Rove

some occasions

The "Hein Hirang

rivspected by

the Governme

cent Marine Surveyou July 1881, and Cctober: 1882. The should have been surveyed in

October 1883, but in consequence of

a n

accident to another

of

the

ers in September

Company's steamers

1883, necessitating the laying up of

that vessel for nearly to months, the Kin Krange

granted a Passenger

Certificate (withmit docking) March 1884,

docking) until

extended

for

2

and this

Loa o

mouths, after

further

which

tiine

Mar.

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