that Boats coming
Licensed harbour ought
into
to report themselves
within 6 hours after arrival, that
they should 2 hours before departure have a "Blue Peter hoisted that
Boat n
that any
be stopped alxamined by
neaybe the Guard, and that
any
New bout
to ply in the harbour,
Junk coming to fly
must be registered within 24 hours.
If thee Regulations
are
properly carries
out they would appear to the sufficient
to meet the Complaints of the Naval offin
It must not he
not be forgotten
that endurs
#
are
of some 2000 British & Foreign Vessels whit
answell there come under the Harlon Mailu, no less than 4000 Junks, Carge Boats, Sampausae with a population of
plying
and
30.000
in the Harbours & Bags of thong, that 2737 of these Graft
Joly in Victoria Harbou
There
as to the
146
hardly any information amount of staff at the disposal of the
the Superintendent of
Registrar Sent &
Police for
the maintenance
7
Ordu &
for the Supervision of the Boat population.
at
a
Suess
not exceed
Ishould say
it did
bo persons, and the Wate
Therefore
Police are all Chinese
of doubtful material
B
From the PS. to In Ipercers despatch we
in
a
may expect detailed information
as it has been placed on
mail or
two
woord that "Hme foot hold that it " is the duty ofthe foot oftengkung
#
Maintam
an
efficient police
&
t
"Col Waters adjacent to it's own harbours " with a view to the forotection of "Traders & others, including the Chinese
Population".
M. R. Sie I Rover.
"
puming
LL 2g hal
the conectrup of Mr Merous statement that