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the crews of Gun beats for

wear and

tear of Clecking is expeditions against

if made

Pirates. Such a clann umst if,

have struck 1116.

from its singular

nature, for it might with equal propriety be wade on any other Government of - which the Conenmercial Flag flies in these Waters, and with far greater propriety the Government of China, whose subjectó

concerned in the crime.

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The service in question is, as lare is, national work performed by national desuels; it should fall by right

on the Chinese Government, but this of

couse is impossible,

impossible, and the disagreeable

duty devolves in conse

consequence on British

Jun beats - there being

Anuricaw

2.

Squadron,

as in former years achen they

frequently co-operated auch the British

of war an

on these

copeditions, and the Treuch not being interested as having

Commera

li

protect

Nor do I mnderstand what is

Meant

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by the term "ruinous litigation"

risked by the naval Officers according to Admiral Küper. I am

weel

aware

of the heavy nature of law expenses this Colony, but I fail to see room for them in a matter only requiring the observance of certain formal proceedings between calain public Officers.

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I have called on the Queen's Trector

a memorandum of the process gove through

r2 for

OLL

chese occasions, and am still

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