CO129-457 - Public Offices - 1919 — Page 411

GROSS TONNAGE, /3/6

BOATS AND RAPTS REQUIRED BY REGULATIONS,

Number of Boats

......cubic contents. 1500

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Rafts..cubic contents ......... 750

PRESENT EQUIPMENT.

(3672/19).

..people.

..people.

gir,

Nature and condition of Boats. # Life book & 2 Cutters in Good Condition

Number of Boats carried ....... cubic contents...718.

Rafts

...........cubic contents 225

$1

19

This Ship is fully equipped with Bouts, Life Belts, and Buoys as life saving appliances für the number of passengers carriedl.

people. *

..people. 75 589

Brition Lng Zna slip**

Peking.

May 12th, 1919.

401

further

I have the honour to saknowledge the receipt of your foştirech

despatch No. 847/1917 of 15th November last regarding the question

of the measurement of ships for the purpona of unigrant licences,

1 have give the matter very careful consideration in consul-

tation with the Kaigration officers of the two main migration

centres, Amoy and Swater, and have come to the conclusion that there are serious obj sa ti ons to the Karine Surveyors muggeâtion that uniformity of measurement should be secured by an amendment

of the ordinance of 1915.

It is assumed that the proposed amendment would min at making

the present Hongkong standard the standard for sasossing the carry-

ing capacity of vesteia, coming within the scope of the Hongkong

standard involving ar di dances, engaged in the coast trade; thi

a far more rigorous basis of massurement, than that applied at the porta, the main effect of such legislation would be to reduce

the completen ta of Bri ti sh vassals engaged in the emigration trade.

It is obvious that this in itself would result in important injury

to british shipping interests, but were the Strai të trade alone

concerned the objections on this score would lose some of their

weight since the limi tati ɔns would equally affect foreign vessels

sarrying emigrants thi ther, such vesekke being brought under the

Hongkang regulations by the Singapore anno taen ta.

A large trade is however, as you are aware, maintained bas

tween/

The Honourable Clnud Severn,

etc.

ato.

etc..

Officer Administering the Government,

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