CO129-401 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [5-6] — Page 5

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No 148

Sir.

C.O

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RECE

Rrat 26 MAY 13

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 1st. May, 1913.

I have the honour to inform you that the fact

of the Douglas Steamship Company'a S. 8. "Haiyang" having been chartered by a German Firm to convey Contract Emigrants from Swatow to Samoa was brought to my notice and I therefore caused the letter of which a copy is enclosed to be sent to the Agent. As a result the charter was cancelled and the Agents stated that they

had acted in ignorance of the law in regard to the matter.

2.

I shall address you further on the subject of

the conveyance of emigrants in British ships to Foreign Possessions.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Amay

Governor,&c..

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&C..

&c..

&c...

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