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The health…officer's place is worth a hundred thousand dollars a year to
him。 His system of inspection is perfect； and therefore cannot be
improved on； but it seems to me that his system of collecting his fees
might be amended。 For a great ship to lie idle all night is a most
costly loss of time； for her passengers to have to do the same thing
works to them the same damage； with the addition of an amount of
exasperation and bitterness of soul that the spectacle of that health…
officer's ashes on a shovel could hardly sweeten。 Now why would it not
be better and simpler to let the ships pass in unmolested； and the fees
and permits be exchanged once a year by post。
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