The

Chinese Customs at

Maritime

Ports.

Second. The organization of a

Chinese Fleet of Junks to

be placed under the Control

of the Foreign Inspector of

Customs for the enforcement

of

the

Laws relating

to

disarmament and

registration.

10. The Chinese Government

have, under the

command

of

Foreigners, two efficient Vessels

recently

being built for

the

Service in England,

have

all that

11.

Therefore

in reviewing

what

has

been done, and

what

yet

remains unfinished,

I have

every hope that by

steadily pursuing the policy

referred to

in this

letter, the

Chinese Government will soon

possess

the nucleus

of

a

new

Fleet, having already or

being actively employed

under

his

led to

assume the

the due

protection of trade

on their

Coast, thus enabling

Her

on their

Majesty's

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