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3.Fooohow Consul,

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Considers the cooperation of the Imperial Maritine Custons essential.'

Deprecates legislation unless joined in by all other nations.

9.Wenchow Consul,

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Considers cooperation of all the Powers essential.Suggests

(1) Fees to te small and the sans for all nations.

(2) Bond to hold good for three months instead of one voyage.'

(3) Passenger space to be the same as for coolie ships to Singa-

pore.

(4) Rules as to provisions, water, ventilation, laiders, hatches,

sanitation,etc., to te the same as for passenger ships to

Singapore.

(5) Entodiment of Section 272 of the Merchant Shipping Act is ras

pards goats, Life puoys etc.

supervision of passengers to prevent piracy.

Ningpo Consul,

Considers the present condition of the traffic satisfactory, bat

suggests that steamers should be provided with a licence stating

the aunter of passengers they are allowed to carry, and that the

carriage of passengers from Novanter to February on exposed parts

of the deck ta prohibited.;

11.9nangbal Consul General,

State that overcrowding is rarer on British than on German and

Norwegian ships. That even if Germany and Norway adopted regu-

lations it will be difficult to get thea enforced as in some

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