CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 371

Enclosure 3

C. O.

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vas

by

and

of which are enclosed for its report,

aus representative of the different Steamship Companies trading on the coast of China Japan, and to cuuch importance ought not, in the opinion of the Chamber, to be

attached to them.

While it does not lie within the province of the Chamber to decide whether or not - Colonial Certificates of Competency as Masters, Mates and Eugineers should be granted to other than British subjects, it may be pointed

they German

out that the

Authorities canu,

if to

desire, easily ascertain full and reliable particulars of the coasting trade of China,

without res to them

to the means imputed

6 resorting

bysler Davidson.

Ay

I have

بھی

P. Ryrie Chairman

Employment of Foreigners on beard British

Vessels at Hougtong.

REG 15 V

It may be well to remark, before entering categorically into the allegations made, that all! Davidson's letter speako of "a representative mecting of ellasters, "Mates and

Engineers _ the enclosure

#

—

in said letter styles it a private meeting "Of Officer and Engineers : It might be

iore

fitly described as a

"hole and

" corner" meeting, for it certainly

cannot have been as described

" representative of the different Steamship

of

"Companies trading on the coasts "China and

Japan", as 7/100% of such

companies hail from and trade out of Shanghai, having at no time more than two or three vessels in Storyking. Hongkong.

As every

one conversant with the trade

ter knows, there

of this quarter

are co

British Steamship Companies trading on the Coast of Japan.

Foreigners.