Governments to enforce similar restrictions upon the ships of
their nations.
It is pointed out in the correspondence herewith that it seems scarcely likely Governments which apparent_ ly, not seen the expediency of legislating for the trade of their own Colonies would be willing to accept res- trictions framed by another Government the adoption of which would militate against self interests. The assumption
is not unreasonable that even. if accepted the restrictions in the absence of direct official control would receive buta perfunctory recognition, while Brition officials would enforce, and British ship-on have to conform to the require
owners would
ments
ments of the law, even to their
own detriment.
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In returning the copies
of the Draft Ordinance Kindly
lent to the Association it seems,
as
the aim
of the as
accompanying correspondence is an endeavour to demonstrate generally, with_ out going into particulars, that further legislation is not required.
innecessary,
at this
stage at least, to consider the Ordinance in detail, but it may be pointed
out that clauses 2 and 11 seem
to be somewhat conflicting. In the former reference is made to the carriage of twenty "passengers being natives of "Asia" while in the latter the Ordinance is made applicable to ships carrying a less number of passengers than in the pro- "portion of one such passenger
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