Bench of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court by the death
of Chief Justice Adams, and two pensioners
of Government, Messrs Grandpré and Inglis,
were also reported deceased.
4.
Arrangements
were carried out Water Supply
for increasing the water supply, which however is still inadequate and further provision must be made.
10.
It must unfortunately be reported Piracy.
that Piracy in the neighborhood of the
Colony
has been as
rife
as ever and.
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reasonably devolves upon them of Keeping under control their own people.
on their
Coasts and in their own territories.
As the last instalments of the indemnity have been recently paid to both the British and French
Governments, this
drain on the Foreign Customs Revenue
ceases, and the Chinese Government should be invited to apply a portion of their funds thus released to the suppression of a crime which litters so
disastrously against
the lives
and property all who are
not
of
Chinese
only, but of
the
Police 12.
fear it must so continue until some pressure shall be brought to bear
m
Imperial Government of China, by which their culpable apathy in this respect
1. May
be removed, and they be made to
acknowledge and
perform the duty that
J
engaged in carrying.
on
the
important commerce of the Country
In connection with this subject-
may refer to the Police, which has
Our
great difficulty. I am of opinion that
been
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