CO129-338 - Public Offices & Others - 1906 — Page 575

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him from issuing a licence to a vessel carrying contract coolies to a foreign country.

It is by no means clear that this view is correct but the point is not of practical importance as the Governor is in any case forbidden by long-standing instructions from the Secretary of State to issue licences to such vessels.

The history of the question goes back to the early days of the Colony of Hong Kong. In the late forties and early 'fifties there was a large traffic in contract labourers from Chinese ports to California, Australia, Cuba, various South American States, British Guiana and the British West Indies.

The traffic, even in British vessels, was wholly unregulated as the existing Passenger Acts did not cover the case of vessels

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? f mampinte. 3 569 him from issuing a licence to a vessel carrying contract coolies to a foreign country. It is by no means clear that this view is correct but the point is not of practical importance as the Governor is in any case forbidden by long-standing instructions from the Secretary of State to issue licences to such vessels. The history of the question goes back to the early days of the Colony of Hong Kong. In the late forties and early 'fifties there was a large traffic in contract labourers from Chinese ports to California, Australia, Cuba, various South American States, British Guiana and the British West Indies. The traffic, even in British vessels, was wholly unregulated as the existing Passenger Acts did not cover the case of vessels

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? f mampinte. 3 569 him from issuing a licence to a vessel curry- ine contract ccclies to a foreign country. It is by no means clear that this view is cor- rect but the point is not of practical import- ance as the Governor is in any case forbidden by long standing instructions from the Secre- tary of State to. issue licences to suc vessels 1 The history of the question goes back to the early days of the Colony of Hong Kone. In the late forties and sarly 'fifties there was a large traffic in contract labourers from Chinese ports to California, Australia, Cuba, varios South American States be # British Guiana and the British West Indies. The traffic, even in British: vessels was wholly unregulated as the existing Passenger Acts did not cover the case of vessels

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mampinte. 3

569

him from issuing a licence to a vessel curry-

ine contract ccclies to a foreign country.

It is by no means clear that this view is cor-

rect but the point is not of practical import-

ance as the Governor is in any case forbidden

by long standing instructions from the Secre-

tary of State to. issue licences to suc

vessels 1

The history of the question goes

back to the early days of the Colony of Hong

Kone. In the late forties and sarly 'fifties

there was a large traffic in contract labourers

from Chinese ports to California, Australia,

Cuba, varios South American States be

British Guiana and the British West Indies.

The traffic, even in British: vessels

was wholly unregulated as the existing

Passenger Acts did not cover the case of

vessels

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