CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 100

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The Harbour Master cannot relieve them because they have not been discharged from a British ship; they soon become beachcombers or enter the pool as destitutes.

"There may be cases in which it would be very hard to oblige him to be declared a vagrant and to enter the Work House before entering into the Agreement to leave the Colony.

Sec. 19 has therefore provided that any vagrant or other person, other than a Chinese, shall enter into an agreement with the Colonial Secretary finding himself to embark. Sec. 21 provides that whenever any sailor becomes chargeable to the Colony as a vagrant within one year after his arrival here.

In order to avoid any difficulty which might arise from those words "chargeable to the Colony as a vagrant" in the case of one who had not been a vagrant but who had entered into the agreement executed in Section 19, I propose after the word "vagrant" to add: "or who has been removed from the Colony in virtue of any agreement entered into under Sec. 19 of this Ordinance."

Sec. 22 provides that every master, owner, agent, or consignee responsible (in the absence of the master) of a ship landing or allowing to land any person other than a Chinese who at the time of his landing is obviously destitute of means of subsistence, or likely speedily to become so, shall be liable to repay all costs and charges incurred by the Colony in consequence of such person becoming a vagrant. This Section may at first sight appear to lay a heavy responsibility on the master.

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of the discharged sailor until he finds another ship.
British subjects and others are consequently sometimes discharged from such ships without means of subsistence or any guarantee for their expenses at a boarding house.

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The case of the discharged sailor until he finds another ship. British subjects and others are consequently sometimes discharged from such ships without means of subsistence or any guarantee for their expenses at a boarding house.

revised output with proper paragraph and minor correction:

The case of the discharged sailor until he finds another ship. British subjects and others are consequently sometimes discharged from such ships without means of subsistence or any guarantee for their expenses at a boarding house.

The Harbour Master cannot relieve them because they have not been discharged from a British ship; they soon become beachcombers or enter the pool as destitutes.

"There may be cases in which it would be very hard to oblige him to be declared a vagrant and to enter the Work House before entering into the Agreement to leave the Colony.

Sec. 19 has therefore provided that any vagrant or other person, other than a Chinese, shall enter into an agreement with the Colonial Secretary finding himself to embark. Sec. 21 provides that whenever any sailor becomes chargeable to the Colony as a vagrant within one year after his arrival here.

In order to avoid any difficulty which might arise from those words "chargeable to the Colony as a vagrant" in the case of one who had not been a vagrant but who had entered into the agreement executed in Section 19, I propose after the word "vagrant" to add: "or who has been removed from the Colony in virtue of any agreement entered into under Sec. 19 of this Ordinance."

Sec. 22 provides that every master, owner, agent, or consignee responsible (in the absence of the master) of a ship landing or allowing to land any person other than a Chinese who at the time of his landing is obviously destitute of means of subsistence, or likely speedily to become so, shall be liable to repay all costs and charges incurred by the Colony in consequence of such person becoming a vagrant. This Section may at first sight appear to lay a heavy responsibility on the master.

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The Harbour Master cannot relieve them because they have not been discharged from a British ship; they soon become beachcombers or enter the pool as destitutes. "There may be cases in which it would be very hard to oblige him to be declared a vagrant and to enter the Work House before entering into the Agreement to leave the Colony. Sec. 19 has therefore provided that any vagrant or other person, other than a Chinese, shall enter into an agreement with the Colonial Secretary finding himself to embark. Sec. 21 provides that whenever any sailor becomes chargeable to the Colony as a vagrant within one year after his arrival here. In order to avoid any difficulty which might arise from those words "chargeable to the Colony as a vagrant" in the case of one who had not been a vagrant but who had entered into the agreement executed in Section 19, I propose after the word "vagrant" to add: "or who has been removed from the Colony in virtue of any agreement entered into under Sec. 19 of this Ordinance." Sec. 22 provides that every master, owner, agent, or consignee responsible (in the absence of the master) of a ship landing or allowing to land any person other than a Chinese who at the time of his landing is obviously destitute of means of subsistence, or likely speedily to become so, shall be liable to repay all costs and charges incurred by the Colony in consequence of such person becoming a vagrant. This Section may at first sight appear to lay a heavy responsibility on the master. TV of the discharged sailor until he finds another ship. British subjects and others are consequently sometimes discharged from such ships without means of subsistence or any guarantee for their expenses at a boarding house. becomes The case of the discharged sailor until he finds another ship. British subjects and others are consequently sometimes discharged from such ships without means of subsistence or any guarantee for their expenses at a boarding house. revised output with proper paragraph and minor correction: The case of the discharged sailor until he finds another ship. British subjects and others are consequently sometimes discharged from such ships without means of subsistence or any guarantee for their expenses at a boarding house. The Harbour Master cannot relieve them because they have not been discharged from a British ship; they soon become beachcombers or enter the pool as destitutes. "There may be cases in which it would be very hard to oblige him to be declared a vagrant and to enter the Work House before entering into the Agreement to leave the Colony. Sec. 19 has therefore provided that any vagrant or other person, other than a Chinese, shall enter into an agreement with the Colonial Secretary finding himself to embark. Sec. 21 provides that whenever any sailor becomes chargeable to the Colony as a vagrant within one year after his arrival here. In order to avoid any difficulty which might arise from those words "chargeable to the Colony as a vagrant" in the case of one who had not been a vagrant but who had entered into the agreement executed in Section 19, I propose after the word "vagrant" to add: "or who has been removed from the Colony in virtue of any agreement entered into under Sec. 19 of this Ordinance." Sec. 22 provides that every master, owner, agent, or consignee responsible (in the absence of the master) of a ship landing or allowing to land any person other than a Chinese who at the time of his landing is obviously destitute of means of subsistence, or likely speedily to become so, shall be liable to repay all costs and charges incurred by the Colony in consequence of such person becoming a vagrant. This Section may at first sight appear to lay a heavy responsibility on the master.
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