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as European passengers, and should not be included in the

computation of the number of Asiatic passengers on board. Under

the original section, which is based on the Chinese Passengers Act

of 1855 which provided that all vessels carrying more than 20

Asiatic Passengers came within the Act, a Mail Stemmer carrying 12 First Class Asiatic passengers and only 10 Asiatic passengers

in the steerage would be put to the unnecessary trouble and

expense of taking out an Emigration Certificate. The section

appears to me to be obsolete and I would ask your sanction to

supersede it.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Ama

Governor,&c..