CO129-239 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [9-12] — Page 81

conveyance of a man, woman, and child as distressed British seamen on board the Steam- Ship Priam, I have the honour

Conclosure

C 0. 22192

RECR

149 12 NOV 18

Harbour Master to Colonial Secretary-

Copy

to enclose a report from the Enclosure V. 460.

Harbour Master

of this Colony

showing on what grounds he

insisted on

their being carried by the Priam, and what.

arrangements

were

afterwards

were

made by which they eventually conveyed by that

vessel.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Wedient but the desirent,

MyDer Vaux

21st Septembe

1888.

Sir,

79

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 21st September 1888.

In accordance with

· your letter We 1377, I have the honour to make the following observations on the letter from the Board of Trade, having reference to the conveyance of certain distressed seamen in the "Priam :

"The Board of Trade

The Honourable

Frederick Stewart, LL.D.,

Colonial Secretary,

desire