SS Australia
I, HC Houdlette, Master of the SS Australia do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of San Francisco, is a full and perfect list of all Chinese passengers taken on board the said vessel at Honolulu from which port said vessel has now arrived, or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, and of all such passengers now on board said vessel, and that on said List is truly designated the names and other particulars, as shown by their respective certificates.So help me God. (signature) HC Houdlette
Sworn to this 7 day of Apr 1894, before me, (signature) NS Farley, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the SS Australia whereof HC Houdlette is Master, from Honolulu, burthen 1937.8 tons
Columns represent: Number, No of Certificate*, Name, Age, Occupation, Last Place of Residence, Height, Complexion, Color of Eyes, Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification*, If accredited oficers of Chinese Government, state facts*.
1* Sam Wo, 38 yr, Merchant, Honolulu, 5'5", Yellow, Dk Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber, or is used to call your attention to additional information in the transcriber's notes. The pages on this film are not numbered so finding a particular ship can be difficult. However, there appears to be a system of numbering the manifests. These numbers are included in the identification of the film and reel numbers below. The following columns had no entries and are not included in the table: No of Certificate Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification If accredited oficers of Chinese Government, state facts 1 There is a stamp across the entry "Landing refused departed per steamer Australia Honolulu Apr 14, 1894."
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 5, Section 2, Vol 32&33, Manifest 9427.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
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12 October 2002
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