CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 592

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the Indo China Them Navigation C :, the Mesangeries Maritimes, the Nord Deutscher Lloyd, and the Peninsular and Orientat Stomotif Company. Mr Working, the Agent for the latter Company signed the Petition but he exforms

me that in-

recording his

doing

own

So he was

Vrius

the subject. At the same time he believes that his Strutors

do not attogether: approve of the Ordinance.

α

The Firm of Jardine Mathsoon

& Co : is the only exaption

the latter Category

But a notable

local companies interested in Shipping

Godown his the Wharf

ls: employing Good

is that of the other

Corlies

Who are

paid by

the month.

dignatures

signatures of a way large number of persons

are appended, who Can have no legitimate object in subscribing

to the views

expressed in the Petition.

Such are

those

of

Numerino Bank,

Clerks, Brokers, and profecomel

men, while the volume of

dignatures is largely swelled by

the names

of

Clerks in the Various

Shipping and Mercantile Forms which have signed the memorial and by the duplicate agnatives of Agents and Heads of Firms you have signed both for their

Firms and for themselves.

I have the honour to be

My Lord, Your Lordship's

mont obedient, humble servant!

Giga Barker

Administering

the fovernment

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