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# Officials. The master of the ship then came to me and asked me to

"go into the room in which the Doctor was, stating as a reason

"that if the Doctor did not see every one on board, the ship

"would be quarantined and fined on arrival at Manila. I then

"complied, and the Doctor, without addressing me, ticked my name

"off the list of passengers".

These circumstances were referred to the

Attorney-General for his advice, and on the 24th December, 1902,

Sir Henry Berkeley gave it as his opinion that as upon the facts

stated the Agents and Masters of the ships concerned were consent-

ing, though possibly unwilling, parties to the inspection and

other requirements of the Medical Officials attached to the

United States Consulate, it was not possible for this Government

to take any action beyond bring the matter under the further

consideration of the Secretary of State. Sir Henry Berkeley's

minute continues:- "If the Agents of Ships carrying passengers

"and cargo between Hongkong and American ports require intending

"passengers and shippers to submit to certain conditions and

"requirements such as Medical inspection and disinfection by

"officials of the United States Consulate, and, as far as relates to the passengers to submit to the payment of a sum, in addition

"to passage money, sufficient to recoup the ship for the tax pay-

"able at the American Port on each passenger landed, such

"passengers or shippers may at their option refuse, or agree, to

"submit thereto.

"If in either case it is made a subject of

"complaint to the Colonial Government that the conditions and

"requirements have been imposed by the Agents at the instigation

"of and under pressure from the United States Consul the Colonial

"Government cannot without instructions take action. In such case

"the parties alleging themselves to be aggrieved must be left to

"their remedy in the Court of Law, if the Agents have in imposing

"such conditions as referred to above been guilty of a breach of

"contract or a breach of the statute law. On the other hand,

"if...

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31# Officials. The master of the ship then came to me and asked me to"go into the room in which the Doctor was, stating as a reason"that if the Doctor did not see every one on board, the ship"would be quarantined and fined on arrival at Manila. I then"complied, and the Doctor, without addressing me, ticked my name"off the list of passengers".These circumstances were referred to theAttorney-General for his advice, and on the 24th December, 1902,Sir Henry Berkeley gave it as his opinion that as upon the factsstated the Agents and Masters of the ships concerned were consent-ing, though possibly unwilling, parties to the inspection andother requirements of the Medical Officials attached to theUnited States Consulate, it was not possible for this Governmentto take any action beyond bring the matter under the furtherconsideration of the Secretary of State. Sir Henry Berkeley'sminute continues:- "If the Agents of Ships carrying passengers"and cargo between Hongkong and American ports require intending"passengers and shippers to submit to certain conditions and"requirements such as Medical inspection and disinfection by"officials of the United States Consulate, and, as far as relates to the passengers to submit to the payment of a sum, in addition"to passage money, sufficient to recoup the ship for the tax pay-"able at the American Port on each passenger landed, such"passengers or shippers may at their option refuse, or agree, to"submit thereto."If in either case it is made a subject of"complaint to the Colonial Government that the conditions and"requirements have been imposed by the Agents at the instigation"of and under pressure from the United States Consul the Colonial"Government cannot without instructions take action. In such case"the parties alleging themselves to be aggrieved must be left to"their remedy in the Court of Law, if the Agents have in imposing"such conditions as referred to above been guilty of a breach of"contract or a breach of the statute law. On the other hand,"if...
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31mò usesen sit pretazioakë në shmëri si zoritsuv ož ne qira ore"este tok irtawtoʻt hra Kadhali urodal nule od Mandørt est maisnoqO""to mora onih nia no ¿ouw,Teo!"* 3***hits: [[dw ws! alw sot:fropos ut haefiton mutted Martsen add "."qke ers to meteen mild or sexoltiánus and"ente eran at 39 acenos” fainofo? s15og angspett els boruton Demoire?«Ivano e 3 tiers bebiterTro 38%nershitMy noted blaf ed higorie NosTAM MĒT abom.berurones Cuerventoran wie meinswaluirthi voit20 að maiooean „7-freno antatt bestelt sela punt berteuN! RAW t "levevost,viqes ofYTA:Bing? writ os brevich erse conchrocanNONAt Bay Ton CartenOO.Onetet ut e.2,3000 ** Penal .18£ el múOL 2/#IG'allus”! naletely to ellomkesh mabod,ende hacrogen metaalt "nodesh no vnegol bus atrick,svert ankand to solt20 wk of ensw st buic "d B7BRGS alif bezoor hua fitnom enotvang aris to .##AS eft nl aand barstoltal no. Hay all .irds et no mailea "ovital”.6.2# NOY VYERBOnti maz ak vshort nasheaq sir of noiziħba eld od bolve! xe? [of 8 "nied 02.8 to rosa a atment Sit at anthrol anoarst fle no abusini entaghha suð to tnouriavon .wssiðið 852537 battill end to nottygoza ait ddly abusĨn) neodt nubad možné boxunah dani? da netas" "noɗhell onefalaui OCT od biurow quia eft patyny don mi to dusve sdt më dalë bertotni en (albuæli sa faving to avtrlensų ina autaq otariteo os fastāva sú h{now +1 rst benutni cala nsw of .dgetong tsbar bisq arths and shotsć nutrißlp & DCA "Hof пs biso no od of 278889000 and marinavo” „AUS mid co .m.s li tuoda “A niline rot toa -Jelnuá erlź ridd netta vidroze hate buson no era rázsoⱭ reafterA er 098zaðni s barlenet Tetɛal modest SNA- rofys" nistqao "aliz of" .mid see or he?new rоcool maakemå blmas er ert sea of beans. ono yus 28+AUTJard bellyor IWo Daimoast zum hin 3 maid bra aww I stoly eri esa brs 800" antede boetul to dag mid no dros dalokƐ a ni vetronius""Officials. The master of the ship then came to me and asked ne to"go into the room in which the Doctor was, stating as a reason"that if the Doctor did not see every one on board, the ship"would be quarantined and fined on arrival at Manila. I then"complied, and the Doctor, without addressing me, ticked my name"off the list of passengers".These circumstances were referred to theAttorney-General for his advice, and on the 24th. December, 1902,Sir Henry Berkeley gave it as his opinion that as upon the factsstated the Agents and Masters of the ships concerned were consent--ing, though possibly unwilling, parties to the inspection andother requirements of the Medical Officials attached to theUnited States Consulate, it was not possible for this Governmentto take any action beyond bring the matter under the furtherconsideration of the Secretary of State. Sir Henry Barkeley'sminute continues:- "If the Agents of Ships carrying passengers"and cargo between Hongkong and "American" ports require intending"passengers and shippers to submit to certain conditions and"requirements such as Medical inspection and disinfection by"officials of the United States Consulate, and, as far as relates *to the passengers to submit to the payment of a sum, in addition"to passage money, sufficient to recoup the ship for the tax pay-"-able at the American Port on each passenger landed, such"passengers or shippers may at their option refuse, or agree, to'submit thereto.*If in either case it is made a subject of"complaint to the Colonial Government that the conditions and"requirements have been imposed by the Agents at the instigation"of and under pressure from the United States Consul the Colonial"Government cannot without instructions take action. In such case"the parties alleging themselves to be aggrieved must be left to*their remedy in the Court of Law, if the Agents have in imposing"such conditions as referred to above been guilty of a breach of"contract or a breach of the statute law. On the other hand,1f"the
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mò usesen sit pretazioakë në shmëri si zoritsuv ož ne qira ore"

este tok irtawtoʻt hra Kadhali urodal nule od Mandørt est maisnoqO""

to mora onih nia no ¿ouw,Teo!"* 3***

hits: [[dw ws! alw sot:fropos ut haefiton mutted Martsen add "

."qke ers to meteen mild or sexoltiánus and"

ente eran at 39 acenos” fainofo? s15

og angspett els boruton Demoire?«Ivano e 3 tiers bebiterTro 38%

nershit

My noted blaf ed higorie NosTAM MĒT abom

.berurones Cuerventoran wie meinswaluirthi voit20 að maiooean „7

-freno antatt bestelt sela punt berteuN! RAW t "levevost,viqes of

YTA:Bing? writ os brevich erse conchrocanNON

At Bay Ton CartenOO.

Onetet ut e.2,3000 ** Penal .18£ el mú

OL 2/#IG'

allus”! naletely to ellomkesh mabod,ende hacrogen metaalt "nodesh no vnegol bus atrick,svert ankand to solt20 wk of ensw st buic "d B7BRGS alif bezoor hua fitnom enotvang aris to .##AS eft nl aand barstoltal no. Hay all .irds et no mailea "ovital”

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NOY VYERBOnti maz ak vshort nasheaq sir of noiziħba eld od bolve! xe? [of 8 "nied 02.8 to rosa a atment Sit at anthrol anoarst fle no abusini entaghha suð to tnouriavon .wssiðið 852537 battill end to nottygoza ait ddly abusĨn) neodt nubad možné boxunah dani? da netas" "noɗhell onefalaui OCT od biurow quia eft patyny don mi to dusve sdt më dalë bertotni en (albuæli sa faving to avtrlensų ina autaq otariteo os fastāva sú h{now +1 rst benutni cala nsw of .dgetong tsbar bisq arths and shotsć nutrißlp & DCA "Hof пs biso no od of 278889000 and marinavo” „AUS mid co .m.s li tuoda “A niline rot toa -Jelnuá erlź ridd netta vidroze hate buson no era rázsoⱭ reafterA er 098zaðni s barlenet Tetɛal modest SNA- rofys" nistqao "aliz of" .mid see or he?new rоcool maakemå blmas er ert sea of beans. ono yus 28

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Jard bellyor I

Wo Daimoast zum hin 3 maid bra aww I stoly eri esa brs 800" antede boetul to dag mid no dros dalokƐ a ni vetronius"

"Officials. The master of the ship then came to me and asked ne to

"go into the room in which the Doctor was, stating as a reason

"that if the Doctor did not see every one on board, the ship

"would be quarantined and fined on arrival at Manila. I then

"complied, and the Doctor, without addressing me, ticked my name

"off the list of passengers".

These circumstances were referred to the

Attorney-General for his advice, and on the 24th. December, 1902,

Sir Henry Berkeley gave it as his opinion that as upon the facts

stated the Agents and Masters of the ships concerned were consent-

-ing, though possibly unwilling, parties to the inspection and

other requirements of the Medical Officials attached to the

United States Consulate, it was not possible for this Government

to take any action beyond bring the matter under the further

consideration of the Secretary of State. Sir Henry Barkeley's

minute continues:- "If the Agents of Ships carrying passengers

"and cargo between Hongkong and "American" ports require intending

"passengers and shippers to submit to certain conditions and

"requirements such as Medical inspection and disinfection by

"officials of the United States Consulate, and, as far as relates *to the passengers to submit to the payment of a sum, in addition "to passage money, sufficient to recoup the ship for the tax pay-

"-able at the American Port on each passenger landed, such

"passengers or shippers may at their option refuse, or agree, to

'submit thereto.

*If in either case it is made a subject of

"complaint to the Colonial Government that the conditions and "requirements have been imposed by the Agents at the instigation "of and under pressure from the United States Consul the Colonial

"Government cannot without instructions take action. In such case "the parties alleging themselves to be aggrieved must be left to *their remedy in the Court of Law, if the Agents have in imposing "such conditions as referred to above been guilty of a breach of "contract or a breach of the statute law. On the other hand,

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