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Officials, whereupon a register is issued
setting forth the particulars
as to
-age, appearance, and residence of about to be employed
the persons
boards, as also
as to the armament
to be carried in the case of trading
vessels,
in order that due examination
may be held at ports and military Stations. It is further provided
in the Ordinances that,
as regards
Sea going craft, ten vessels shall be enrolled as a Kia (junk- ty thing), who shall present a bond of mutual Security (or frank pledger, in accordance wherewith if any offence be committed by any
submit to equal punishment. It is
furthermore laid down in the Provincial Ordinances of Iwangtring
that "all trinding
fishing vessels,
whether of large, medium,.
or small
-
burthen, shall be enrolled by the local authorities in the same manner as in the case of denizens on shore, ten vessels forming and in the event of any offence. being committed by one of their number without information being -given with respect thereto by any Per a
erson of the remainder, then the whole shall suffer equal punishment
of their
for the offence. For
number, the remainder shall
every there shall be established a
tew Kia
Nyao Chiang