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
By
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Here is the corrected version in HTML format: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
Page 369