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Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom

5 Wuttington Avenue

Leadenhall St & E

London, 23th April 189.8

Hong Kong Ordinance. Re "Vagrants of 22" "hov 97.

Meino: on

Reasons for objecting

Seammess

to

Sections 15 21 22 23 which create

owners masters and agents of slups.

bewn

habiliter for. and

or passengers who may the Colony within six months of landing

in respect of

vagrants

L

On General Funciples the main objection is that the

Lections

the

has

aud

Clauses

to are not in harmony with

"

refined "Merchant Shipping Act 1894" and the Colonial Office

admitted the desirableness of Keeping Colonial Legislations "on all fours" with Imperial

already

es concerned ·

Sections 15421 Clause (C) The Board of hade and

Legislation where shipping

Colonial Authonties already

have ample powers under

Lections 191 & 193 of the nonchant Shipping

Act 1894

by

to deal with distiened seamen and

the M.S

(Mercantile Marine Fund) Bill 1898 " these powers are

being

art

extended but "Desection and "Disappearance

excepted and should also be excepted in the

Ordinance In

all other cares the local Authorities.

can