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

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No. 964/1908.

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th. April, 1913.

Gentlemen,

With reference to Mr. White's recent inter- -view with the Assistant Colonial Secretary, I am directed to inform you that acting under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies the Governor is unable to grant a licence for the embarkation of contract emigrants from any port / outside the Colony in a British ship for conveyance to Samoa.

In this connection I am to state for your information that in the opinion of the Law Officers of the Colony if a British ship without such licence proceeded to carry contract emigrants from Swatow to Samoa Sections 6, 7, 8, 9 and

10 of the Chinese Passengers Act, 1855, could be brought into

operation and the ship would be liable to be forfeited under

section 8 of that Act.

(sd.) F.

I am etc.,

A. M. Thomson,

Colonial Secretary.

Messrs. Douglas, Lapraik & Co.,

Agents,

Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd.