CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 92

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90 vessels arriving in this Colony from the Coast Ports and other places, I have now the honour to transmit for your consideration Enclosure 1 (With six spare Copies).

2 Draft Bill entitled the Vagrancy Ordinance, which was introduced during the last session, and was withdrawn, after it had been read a first time, as it was thought desirable that it should be first sent to the Colonial Office for consideration, as some of its provisions impose liabilities on Foreign as well as English vessels or their owners, agents, or consignees and their application might give rise to protests by the Consuls of the Countries under whose flag such vessels are sailed.

While it is therefore considered that the Colony is fully justified in protecting itself against the introduction of destitute Europeans, some of whom absolutely refuse employment when it has been found for them, and prefer a precarious existence of loafing varied by occasional short sentences of ...

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90 vessels arriving in this Colony from the Coast Ports and other places, I have now the honour to transmit for your consideration Enclosure 1 (With six spare Copies). 2 Draft Bill entitled the Vagrancy Ordinance, which was introduced during the last session, and was withdrawn, after it had been read a first time, as it was thought desirable that it should be first sent to the Colonial Office for consideration, as some of its provisions impose liabilities on Foreign as well as English vessels or their owners, agents, or consignees and their application might give rise to protests by the Consuls of the Countries under whose flag such vessels are sailed. While it is therefore considered that the Colony is fully justified in protecting itself against the introduction of destitute Europeans, some of whom absolutely refuse employment when it has been found for them, and prefer a precarious existence of loafing varied by occasional short sentences of ... d...
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90 vessels arriving this Colony from from the Coast Ports and other places, I have a now the honour to transmit for your consideration Enclosure 1 (With six spare Copies). 2 Draft Bill entitled the Vagrancy Ordinance, which was introduced during the last session, and was withdrawn, after it had been read first time , as it was thought desirable that it should be first sent to the Colonial Office for consideration, as some provisions impose Foreign as well as of its liabilities on English vessels on or their owners, agents, or consignees and their application might give rise to protests by the Consuls of the Countries under whose flag - such vessels are sailed. While therefore it is considered that _ the Col in Colony is fully justified protecting itself against the introduction of destitute Europeand some of whom absolutely refuse employment when it has been found for them, and prefer presarions existence of loafing varied by occasional short sentenced d of
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90

vessels

arriving

this Colony from from the Coast Ports and other

places,

I have

a

now the honour

to transmit for your consideration

Enclosure 1 (With six spare Copies).

2 Draft Bill entitled the Vagrancy Ordinance, which was introduced during the last session, and was withdrawn, after it had been read

first time

, as it was thought

desirable that it should be first sent to the Colonial Office for

consideration, as some

provisions impose

Foreign

as well as

of its

liabilities

on

English vessels

on

or their owners, agents, or consignees and their application might give rise to protests by the Consuls of the Countries under whose flag - such vessels are sailed. While

therefore it is considered that _

the Col

in

Colony is fully justified protecting itself against the introduction of destitute Europeand some of whom absolutely refuse employment when it has been found for them, and prefer presarions existence of loafing varied by occasional short sentenced

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