CO129-296 - Public Offices & Others - 1899 — Page 140

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and as regards "suspected” vessels it is laid down that the crew should remain on board and should only leave the vessel for purposes effecting their duties.

Sea Titre VIII. The crew could, under those circumstances, always be kept on board after removal of the sick from infected vessels, as well as in the case of suspected vessels.

And in so far as the difficulty experienced at Hong Kong is concerned with "the large coolie traffic", the Convention distinctly exempts such traffic from the restrictions imposed under it, and it gives absolute discretion to each Government to deal with traffic of this sort in the manner which is deemed best under the local circumstances. So last paragraph of Titre V. Sections 4 & 5.

The views of the Secretary of State for the Colonies as here set out are, in my opinion, perfectly correct. In Titre VIII of the Convention "surveillance" is alone contemplated as regards infected, suspected, and healthy vessels. But, in "III Mesures à prendre pour prévenir l'importation de la Peste, 2. Voie maritime", where the protection of Egypt, and the basin of the Mediterranean was primarily in question, definite detention under observation is contemplated in the case of suspected and infected vessels; and if, under the circumstances of Hong Kong, surveillance were deemed impracticable, it would, I believe, be quite con-

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2 137 possible: and as regards "suspected” vessels it is laid down that the crew should remain on board and should only leave the vessel for purposes effecting their duties. Sea Titre VIII. The crew could, under those circumstances, always be kept on board after removal of the sick from infected vessels, as well as in the case of suspected vessels. And in so far as the difficulty experienced at Hong Kong is concerned with "the large coolie traffic", the Convention distinctly exempts such traffic from the restrictions imposed under it, and it gives absolute discretion to each Government to deal with traffic of this sort in the manner which is deemed best under the local circumstances. So last paragraph of Titre V. Sections 4 & 5. The views of the Secretary of State for the Colonies as here set out are, in my opinion, perfectly correct. In Titre VIII of the Convention "surveillance" is alone contemplated as regards infected, suspected, and healthy vessels. But, in "III Mesures à prendre pour prévenir l'importation de la Peste, 2. Voie maritime", where the protection of Egypt, and the basin of the Mediterranean was primarily in question, definite detention under observation is contemplated in the case of suspected and infected vessels; and if, under the circumstances of Hong Kong, surveillance were deemed impracticable, it would, I believe, be quite con-

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2 137 possible: and as regards "suspected” vessels it is laid down that the crow should rebain on board and should only leave the vessel for purposes effectin thair duties. Sea Titre VIII. The craw could, undar thoso circumstan- ces, always be kept on board after removal of the sick from infected vessels, as wall as in the case of suspanted vessels. And in so far as the difficulty experienced at, Hong Kong is concerned with "the large coolia traffic", the Convention distinctly exempts such traffic from the restrictions imposed under it, and it gives absolute discretion to each Government to deal with traffic of this sort in the manner which is doomed bast under the local circunastencos. So last paragraph of Titen V. Sections 4 & 5. The views of the Sacrotary in Py of State for the Colonies as hare set out are, opinion, parfectly correct. In Titre VIII of the Convantion "surveillanca" is alone contemplated as regards infected, suspected, and health; vossels. But, in "III Mosures a prontire pour provérur l'importation de la Pasta, 2. Voie maritime", where the protection of Egypt, and the basin of the Mediterranoan was primarily in quas- tion, definite detention under observation is contemplated in the case of suspected and infected vossals; and if, under the circumstances of Hong Kong, surveillance were deoved impracticable, it would, I believe, be quita con-

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possible:

and as regards "suspected” vessels it is laid

down that the crow should rebain on board and should

only leave the vessel for purposes effectin thair duties.

Sea Titre VIII. The craw could, undar thoso circumstan-

ces, always be kept on board after removal of the sick

from infected vessels, as wall as in the case of suspanted

vessels.

And in so far as the difficulty experienced at,

Hong Kong is concerned with "the large coolia traffic",

the Convention distinctly exempts such traffic from the

restrictions imposed under it, and it gives absolute

discretion to each Government to deal with traffic of

this sort in the manner which is doomed bast under the

local circunastencos. So last paragraph of Titen V.

Sections 4 & 5. The views of the Sacrotary

in Py

of State for the Colonies as hare set out are,

opinion, parfectly correct. In Titre VIII of the

Convantion "surveillanca" is alone contemplated as regards

infected, suspected, and health; vossels. But, in "III

Mosures a prontire pour provérur l'importation de la

Pasta, 2. Voie maritime", where the protection of Egypt,

and the basin of the Mediterranoan was primarily in quas-

tion, definite detention under observation is contemplated

in the case of suspected and infected vossals; and if,

under the circumstances of Hong Kong, surveillance were

deoved impracticable, it would, I believe, be quita con-

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