STEAMERS AND THEIR CUSTOMS MANIFESTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IV, Issue 1118, 14 June 1867, Page 5

STEAMERS AND THEIR CUSTOMS MANIFESTS.

We would draw the attention of those whose duty it is to put a stop to such occurrences, to an incident which took place at the departure of tho Lord Ashley yesterday. That vessel left the wharf at about tho advertised time of 2 p.m., after getting the Airedale's mails, from the Manukau, on board. She waited in the stream, as usual, for a considerable time in search of stowaways and others not on tho passenger list, in order that the Customs regulations should be complied with, but after that the boats had all left, and the steamer had got fairly under way, a boat from the shore

hailed the steamer, and she brought up to stern*or * ecc Ption °f. a passenger. Ihere is no doubt but that a certain class of ; passengers, desirous of change of air and residence may find it very much to their profit and convenience to put off after the steamers have started and induce them to delay their course throughout the smooth water from the wharf to It angitoto reef, (and the nearer to the reel the safer and tho plensanter the operation), but it is another question for the vessels concerned - aud these remarks apply equally to steamers leaving the Manukau. Wo would simply, in the interest of the commercial public of Auckland, ask—are not vessels thus taking up passengers liable under tlie Act which stipulates that the Customs' manifest afc departure shall be a full and true accounts "We tlo not, of course, know who joined the vessel yesterday after she had oucc ' got underweigh. It is quite possible that his name may have been 011 tho passenger list. On tho other hand, it is just possible that it may not, but on the books of some of our Auckland tradesmen.