CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 552

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of a

a man, woman,

under an

and child

}

"Order

for

the Conveyance

of Distressed British Leamen.

2.

of the

th

ext first, the Captain

the Occan Steamship Company's vessel Priam refused to take

the distressed people; but, at

the last moment,

he

changed

Writes

have di

his mind, and took them. I "I

I

It is, however, desirable that the Board of Trade should chiph

see the correspondence, for

the Captain of the vessel and his Agents are under the -

impression

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impression that the action of

the Harbour Master here has been somewhat arbitrary inconsiderate. It would be

and

well, therefore, if the Board would review the correspondence, in order that difficulties of a similar nature may be

more

effectually dealt with

in future.

3.

may

add that

this is a matter with

which I am

not sure

that