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in controlling that soil.
before your
I was in hopes that
departure from this Country
it might have been possible to
devise some specific measures for This however has not
thes purpose.
been the
case,
and
I am
only
able
to suggest
to
you
the various points
to turn
you
attention
on
your
arriving in Hong
to which I should wish
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of bouts
the registration is at present enforced,
and the possibitity of affecting each reperrations as will furnish the Naval Authorities with useful know
a
- ledge rexpecting the character of the bessels frequenting the Port, and
with the
means of obstructing
proceedings if piratical
their
3. The possibility of
of
controlling the sale of Arms,
the Police to seize any
authorizing
unlicensed or
asury
arms found in
any
Kong.
1. The efficiency of the
present Police system, whether
land or at
sen,
whether
detective or
preventive, and whether the Force is
European, Chinese
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Indian.
2. The mode
unregistered vessel.
4. of these objects
cannot be effected without the aid of the Chinese Government, the possibility
in which
of affecting
the
them with that aid, and
the
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