pp 239-40. Secretary of State for India forward copy letters from E Hammond, and between Major-General Edward Stanton and the Earl Granville, regarding over-crowding on pilgrim vessels, and the possibility of extending the provisions of the Native Passenger Ships Act to include the posts of the H...
pp 01-02. Communication from H Calvert, British Delegate to the Board of Health at Alexandria, advising that ships arriving at Suez without a bill of health, or having sustained a death mid-journey, are to be submitted to quarantine.
Quarantine restrictions upon vessels coming from infected ports
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pp 413-32. Comprising: Port of Calcutta, Rules for the Guidance of Running Pilots. Chief Commissioner, British Burma, Rules relating to quarantine for the ports mentioned in Schedule A [Rangoon, Moulmein, Akyab, Kyouk-Phyoo, Sandoway, Tavoy, Mergui, Bassein]. Correspondence between the Governmen...
Quarantine rules framed by the Government of Bombay
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pp 313-18. Government of Bombay submit Rules relating to Quarantine for the ports of Bombay [Mumbai], Kurrachee [Karachi], Aden and Karwar; and extract thereon from a Report by the Health Officer, Bombay. Plus communication from the Government of India noting their concern over the proposals.
Rules in force in the Bombay Presidency regarding maritime quarantine
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pp 369-70. Communication from the Government of Bombay, providing details of the rules enforced prior to the introduction of Act I of 1870, the use of certificates and removal of infectious ships to Butcher's Island.
Overcrowding of pilgrim ships arriving at Aden from Singapore en route to Jeddah
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pp 199-204. Copy communications from the Government of Bombay; Colonel F Schneider Political Resident, Aden; and G W R Hay, Port Surgeon, Aden, regarding overcrowding on pilgrim ships S. S. Mecca and Paraguey. Includes copy License of the British Steamer Mecca, of which William Laws is Master, to...
Overcrowding of pilgrim ships arriving at Aden from Singapore en route to Jeddah
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pp 411-18. Government of Bombay forward copy correspondence regarding conflicting rules for passenger ships proceeding from the Straits Settlements, and those enforced at Aden. Including: Letter from J Braddell, Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlement, regarding the steamers Mecca, United Service...
Proposed quarantine at Suez for all vessels arriving from India
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pp 315-19. Secretary of State forwards copy telegrams regarding the Egyptian Board of Health proposals to impose quarantine restrictions at Suez on vessels arriving from India without a clean bill of health, because of concerns arising from the famine in India. Received from Major-General Edward ...
Amendment and enforcement of the Native Passenger Ship Acts, and accounts of journeys on pilgrim vessels
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pp 169-98. Copy correspondence and Proceedings forwarded to the Legislative Department, regarding the implementation of measures designed to reduce overcrowding on pilgrim vessels, and opinions on the proposed Bill to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Native Passenger Ships. Includes: S...