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materially alter the case except to favour my view, for the breakdown. or other delay might take place after leaving the last port of call when the ship would already have been several days out from her original Port.
The voyage from Hong Kong to Singapore is fixed for emigration purposes at 9 days, the direct distance is 1440 miles, there are several ports a ship might call in en route if she so pleases, but that would not absolve her from the provisions of the Emigration laws.
There is also, I venture to think, sufficient in the Consul's letter to satisfy that some safeguards are needed - 1,500 emigrants in a 2,100 ton ship for instance. The "Howshing" may have special accommodation for emigrants, but of all the ships carrying emigrants from Hong Kong lost or short voyages for the years, the largest number that any ship has been licensed for is 1250, except in the case of the S.S. "Parthia" which was specially allowed to be measured for space on a second deck, on account of exceptional accommodation, and even under these special circumstances she was only licensed for 1368.
These are the views of the Emigration Officer on the subject, I do not expect Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. to agree with them, nor indeed the Chamber of Commerce either,
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materially alter the case ex-
cept to favour
favour my
the breakdown.
view, for
or other
delay
might take place after leaving the last port of call when the
ship would
would already
several
have been
days out from her
original Port.
The
voyage from Stong Kong to Singapore is fixed for emigration purposes
at
9 days, the direct distance
is 1440 miles, there are several ports ship might call in
at en route if she so but that
pleases
would not absolve.
her from the provisions of the Emigration laws.
There is
also I
venture to think sufficient. in the Consul's letter to satisfy
that some
safequards
aru
eceded - 1,500 emigrants in
a 2,100 for ship for instance. The "Howshing" may
cial
have spe-
accommodation for ani.
grants, but of all the ships carrying emigrants from Stong !!
Kong
lost
13
or
short
voyages for the
years, the largest
ber that
any ship has been
liccused for is 1250, except in
the
Case
of the S. S. "Parthia"
which was
fo
specially allowed
be measured for space
a second deck,
ber
on account of
ceptional
very dation, and
even
accommo
under these
special circumstances she
only licensed for 1368.
These are
Emigration Officer
subject, I do
was
my
views
the
not expect Messrs.
Jardine Matheson &C: to
agree
with them.
nor indeed the
Chamber of Commerce either,
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