The following correspondence is published for the information of Members of the Association, pending the appearance of the Annual Report in February next.
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# APPENDIX (A)
## THE CHINESE PASSENGER ACT AND BRITISH SHIPPING
[The earlier letters of this correspondence were published in Appendix F, in the Annual Report for 1895-96.]
Hongkong Committee to General Committee.
Hongkong, 30th January, 1896.
SIR,
In support of the Shanghai Branch's letter of 13th December addressed to H.M.'s Secretary of State for the Colonies, dealing with the proposed New Ordinance to further govern Native passenger traffic, the following telegram was forwarded to you :-
"With reference to Shanghai letter re regulations for passengers per British ships, we fully confirm, and request you to do all you can to prevent British shipping being handicapped by regulations which would be inoperative in regard to ships of other nations."
The Committee fully endorse the opinions put forth in the above letter, and it seems only necessary for them to express a hope that, as local Ordinances are often carried through with undue haste, a note of warning in advance may prove more effective than a protest would at a later date.
Several of the leading shipping firms in the Colony have addressed His Excellency the Governor, pointing out how detrimentally the proposed Ordinance would affect British shipping interests.
The Colonial Secretary, in handing the Association a copy of the draft Ordinance, writes :—
"I am to add that before any such Ordinance is finally enacted it is the intention of the Imperial Government to endeavour to induce Foreign Governments to enforce similar restrictions upon the ships of their nations."
Were it possible to obtain from all other nations interested in the native passenger traffic the acceptance of the above proposal, and the faithful carrying out of the terms of the Ordinance,
The following correspondence is published for the information of Members of the Association, pending the appearance of the Annual Report in February next.
139
APPENDIX (A).
THE CHINESE PASSENGER ACT
AND
BRITISH SHIPPING.
[The earlier letters of this correspondence were published in Appendix F, in the Annual Report for 1895-96.]
Hongkong Committee to General Committee.
Hongkong, 80th January, 1896.
SIR,
In support of the Shanghai Branch's letter of 13th December addressed to H.M.'s Secretary
of State for the Colonies, dealing with the proposed New Ordinance to further govern Native passenger traffic, the following telegram was forwarded to you :-
"With reference to Shanghai letter re regulations for passengers per British ships, we fully confirm, and request you to do all you can to prevent British shipping being handi- capped by regulations which would be inoperative in regard to ships of other
nations."
The Committee fully endorse the opinions put forth in the above letter, and it seems only necessary for them to express a hope that, as local Ordinances are often carried through with undue haste, a note of warning in advance inay prove more effective thou a protest would at a later date.
Several of the leading shipping firms in the Colony have addressed His Excellency the Governor, pointing out how detrimentally the proposed Ordinance would affect British shipping interests.
The Colonial Secretary, in handing the Association a copy of the draft
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Ordinance, writes :—
"I am to add that before any such Ordinance is finally enacted it is the intention of the Imperial Government to endeavour to induce Foreign Governments to enforce similar restric- tions upon the ships of their nations."
Were it possible to obtain from all other nations interested in the native passenger traffic the acceptance of the above proposal, and the faithful carrying out of the terms of the Ordinance,
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