35
18th May, addressed to Ford Stauley,
and on which he has asked their
Lindships opinion.
to the prot
With reference question, that a Register of
Chiese
Junks be kept by Chinese officials,
My Fords consider that there caube
no
question of the value of a reliable Register, and that
Showing
if regular papers,
the true Port to which
the vessel belonged, were fier
to each chips, registered and numbered, it would facilitate
sesiels ofwar
the duties of any Imployed to suppress Pracy.
My bonds notice that the Vice-Roy
at Canton maintains that the Chinese
Regulations already provide for this,
which
and also specify the number and description of guns adirah each this may carry."
Governor for Richard Brac demell, to his memorandum of the 24th. Fesy last, is of opinion that if such a Code Exists, it is practically
ateyjance.
to
si
If any pussure on the part of Foreign Powers could procure
the practical operations of mich
Measures my
hords would at
Bree
My