of assistance now bendered

the offer of

by Tonga Towers in the interval -

The Naval Co-operation is now

non freely

: the other Treaty Powers and

offered of the

is comply sufficient for the purpose -

There can

compelling

Carrying

they

there fore

be

010

Kardship

h cease

Faders at once

arms,

even if the armament

now provide for themselves evere of any avail for their protection.

But such is not the fuct, for it is well known they utterly fail for

purposes of self defence

security, -

or se

Since the Pirates always attack in

over

spowering

numbers _ The only end

they do serve under existing is to supply

onditions

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arms to their captors,

the Pirates, and the means

of

committing further depredations -

Ultimately

no cloubt, the Emperor

will be able in connection probably with the customs administration

to organize for the protration of the Customs Revenue such a small Steam

or Amo vessels

of sailing

As

Mar

flotilla - ut each of the clifferent ports, mill supersede the use funks attigether, as they have provid to be wholly unadapted for cruising and pursuit after Pirates or smugglers, and enable the Imperial Government

not only to protect its own revenue

by contraband

reat losses.

from great

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