crues is promulgated

under Superial sanction

It

meest

of cou

course be

assured that the decree

will be strictly carried

out by

the Right Provincial

Authorities, and that they

will be held responsible

for any infractions

of

the

law

under their

jurisdiction; or a system

of

registration would always suffice to bring home

to the proper authorities

any

dereliction of duty.

In conclusion I may

be allowed to offer one or

two general remarks.

As it now exists

is exclusively carried on by Chinese subjects and

ora

pt. It's tendency is to

destroy all native commerce

by the increasing insecurity

of

honest traders. But it also

is a source of danger

to

Foreign vessels which have in many

instances been

attacked and captured

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cruelty is promulgated

under Imperial sanction

It

must

of course

be

assured that the decree

will be strictly carried

out by

the Right Provincial

Authorities, and that they

will be held responsible

for any infractions

of

the

law

under their

jurisdiction; or a system

of

registration would always suffice to bring home

to the proper authorities

any

dereliction of duty.

In conclusion I may

be allowed to offer one or

two general remarks.

Pirates as it now exists

is exclusively carried on by Chinese subjects and

others.

Its tendency is to

destroy all native commerce

by the increasing insecurity

of

honest traders. But it also

is a source of danger

to

Foreign vessels which have in many

instances been

attacked and captured

By

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