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as a

military transport for

the

Conveyance

of troops to and from the United States and the Thillippine Islands, and that while on her homeward voyage detained at HongKong for with the local Port regulations.

she was

n-compliance

non-

That in answer to telegraphic enquiries made by the Colonial Office the Governor of Hong Kong replied that the British Ship "Tarlar carrying United States troops had entered the Port of Hong Kong

September 6", and that complaint had been made to the Harbour

On

board of Master by some persons on wvercrowding. That on the application

for

clearance the vessel on the 13. September

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it appeared that the certificate of

the

"Tartar" showed that she was licensed:

to carry 741 passengers whereas the

the Master showed that,

declaration

of

she had on board 1140. That thereupon

the Harbour Master declined to grant. clearance until sufficient apparatus

for preservation of life had been supplied That this was done, and the vessel deared a

on the afternoon of the 14: September.

That in refusing

of

ex

clearan & under

the circumstances the Harbour Master

acted in accordance with the provisions

Ordinance 26 of 1891 of Hong tong, and the Attorney General of the Colony had advised that having regards to the provisions of

Section 4 (5) and section.

((1) of that Ordinand such action

was correct.

That it appeared however to

to you

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to