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The sign on in foreign vessels at the respective Consulates. The whole matter seems to hinge upon the interpretation of the word "Native", which does not appear in our Ordinance, but has a very wide meaning in the Straits, and covers all Malays, including natives of Java and Sumatra. Captain Radcliffe points out that the vast majority of Malay seamen shipping at ports in the Straits are such Dutch subjects, and it was on this account that exception was made in the case of Dutch vessels, which form a large percentage of the foreign shipping there. This exception has gradually spread to other nationalities.

It seems to me that, as the above conditions do not obtain here, and the old Indian Act has been permitted to stand for so long, there should be no objection to our making the proposed amendment.

7.5.09.

(Sd.) Basil Taylor,

Harbour Master.

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The sign on in foreign vessels at the respective Consulates. The whole matter seems to hinge upon the interpretation of the word "Native", which does not appear in our Ordinance, but has a very wide meaning in the Straits, and covers all Malays, including natives of Java and Sumatra. Captain Radcliffe points out that the vast majority of Malay seamen shipping at ports in the Straits are such Dutch subjects, and it was on this account that exception was made in the case of Dutch vessels, which form a large percentage of the foreign shipping there. This exception has gradually spread to other nationalities. It seems to me that, as the above conditions do not obtain here, and the old Indian Act has been permitted to stand for so long, there should be no objection to our making the proposed amendment. 7.5.09. (Sd.) Basil Taylor, Harbour Master. Page 215
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Xizteroe8 Isinofob .fok niatuan a Jærld am of betaenzwe need aad tI marisoa ofratnÅ gatásm yu bentaðdo ed vam evenever ABBoroni has no ugla ngiɗa iratorot bisod no bevolqno ad of hпa begolque erie anoɗt *** 8a 951110 entre alt‡nsors edd da bayradoath ed esta de,anaqqsi won BE to bastant,aqitë deislx5 ml beyoİQ- .gnoled aqħila dove dotriw of asiatturos eris to assaltano alds mort taey thái betɔe[[os suneves SAI .S gated bas,bisoď no yutqqida uswaea to easɔ sdt al - 90708 bug 108.148,E§§ of beðmuors aqtile faldlif‚ro?? beztsfoalb of autoos binow niana doum se tlad Juzel da dedd bajsultus al .Juo balTiso noldusygen alɗd erow Buneven arb InsbaaJJA Tejami mot .omar to vyoo dosdta I .& nose ad IIłw si doidw mort - Retuaolone owd Attw,otoquanta to elokéra and tto bns no mala of ored marisen sijataA IIs darīt arit Jart H. soltio griquina ant de perand ‚alonaev nglerot *mol00 Jaid nt beregerg anted won sonsath10 gulqatda tuanorek п08867 ok .viiisnoiteй daltinƐ to nemaor svijen di etointas“ „mokdotrðast boɛuqorq aint not neviş et Iftw maltarotis alat tant nolinee zay I [Ilw 2 to 2) .570 .8 .M w/o od znorbnams tendone day svlovni ,(I) Enoltona-duɛ ableser as bedtørbat ylstelgroo ad of evad .Y 1 0 215 The sign on in foreign vessels at the respective Consulates. whole matter seems to hinge upon the interpretation of the word "Nativa", which does not appear in our Ord., but has a very wide meaning in the straits, and covers all Malays, in- -cluding natives of Java and Sumatra. Captain Radcliffe points out that the vast majority of Malay seamen shipping at ports in the Straits are such Dutch subjects, and it was on this account that exception was made in the case of Dutch vessels, which form a large percentage of the foreign shipping there. This exception has gradually spread to other nationalities. It seems to me that, as the above conditions do not obtain here, and the old Indian Act has been permitted to stand for so long, there should be no objection to our making the proposed amendment. 7.5.09. (Sd.) Basil Taylor, Harbour Master. to!ysT LlasƐ (.8) .istas”. todisk (.(8),(^),(A) (*) +(s) .00.8.08 ¿V7Adoro92 Istmofo .moH ̧‡nshaea‡A tajnsk ord mort brizari won evad I ml molteretis erit sadt Taftsy hcs - rajal etavixq 8 - (8518*$2 od Buh yaw yna ni dom al dostɗve aldið no val [Roof visɗ* Vilaubsty mad mosaurs est dard ataoqqe *I .aeroH mort anotyourdani Ila ftrisq hoa,wal ext to serial of bisgetalb of neRİTA vallakoisan dalsirë gatmisio seodz ¿gooxo ł Nomess "evijan" 03
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Xizteroe8 Isinofob .fok

niatuan a Jærld am of betaenzwe need aad tI

marisoa ofratnÅ gatásm yu bentaðdo ed vam evenever nİ ABBoroni

has no ugla ngiɗa iratorot bisod no bevolqno ad of hпa begolque

erie anoɗt *** 8a 951110 entre alt‡nsors edd da bayradoath ed

esta de,anaqqsi won BE to bastant,aqitë deislx5 ml beyoİQ-

.gnoled aqħila dove dotriw of asiatturos eris to assaltano

alds mort taey thái betɔe[[os suneves SAI

.S

gated bas,bisoď no yutqqida uswaea to easɔ sdt al - 90708 bug 108.148,E§§ of beðmuors – aqtile faldlif‚ro?? beztsfoalb

of autoos binow niana doum se tlad Juzel da dedd bajsultus al

.Juo balTiso noldusygen alɗd erow Buneven arb

InsbaaJJA Tejami mot .omar to vyoo dosdta I

.&

nose ad IIłw si doidw mort - Retuaolone owd Attw,otoquanta

to elokéra and tto bns no mala of ored marisen sijataA IIs darīt

arit Jart H. soltio griquina ant de perand ‚alonaev nglerot

*mol00 Jaid nt beregerg anted won sonsath10 gulqatda tuanorek

п08867 ok .viiisnoiteй daltinƐ to nemaor svijen në di etointas“

„mokdotrðast boɛuqorq aint not neviş et

Iftw maltarotis alat tant nolinee zay I

[Ilw 2 to 2) .570 .8 .M w/o od znorbnams tendone day svlovni

,(I) Enoltona-duɛ ableser as bedtørbat ylstelgroo ad of evad

.Y 1 0

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sign on in foreign vessels at the respective Consulates. whole matter seems to hinge upon the interpretation of the word "Nativa", which does not appear in our Ord., but has a very wide meaning in the straits, and covers all Malays, in- -cluding natives of Java and Sumatra. Captain Radcliffe points out that the vast majority of Malay seamen shipping at ports in the Straits are such Dutch subjects, and it was on this account that exception was made in the case of Dutch vessels, which form a large percentage of the foreign shipping there. This exception has gradually spread to other nationalities.

It seems to me that, as the above conditions

do not obtain here, and the old Indian Act has been permitted to stand for so long, there should be no objection to our making

the proposed amendment.

7.5.09.

(Sd.) Basil Taylor,

Harbour Master.

to!ysT LlasƐ (.8)

.istas”. todisk

(.(8),(^),(A)

(*)

+(s)

.00.8.08

¿V7Adoro92 Istmofo .moH

̧‡nshaea‡A tajnsk ord mort brizari won evad I

ml molteretis erit sadt Taftsy hcs - rajal etavixq 8 - (8518*$2

od Buh yaw yna ni dom al dostɗve aldið no val [Roof visɗ*

Vilaubsty mad mosaurs est dard ataoqqe *I .aeroH mort anotyourdani

Ila ftrisq hoa,wal ext to serial of bisgetalb of neRİTA

vallakoisan dalsirë gatmisio seodz ¿gooxo ł Nomess "evijan"

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