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Enel.1.
15th Jany.
1896.
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ward the enclosed draft of an Ordinance establishing regu_wit lations for Chinese Passenger ships on voyages of not
than 7 days duration.
The draft
draft Ordinance
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has been carefully prepared after consulting by letter Her Majesty's Consuls at the various Treaty Ports . A précis of their Eneli views on the subject is closed. In its present form the draft Ordinance is the outcome of the modifications
suggested
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suggested by the Consuls and of a final consultation between the Attorney-General, Mr Goodman, (at present acting Chief Justice), the Harbour Master, (Commander Rumsey), and M. Consul Brenan,
and it was understood that
the latter gentleman though not personally in favour of legislation in the direction indicated by Lord Ripon's des now under acknowledg. ment, had no objection to the Bill in its present shape, if
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