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I have however to report the action latter by this Government,
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that the examined provisions of Emigrant ships were not relanded and others of an inferior nature substituted).
The Avanvier of effecting this objebs, was the subject of much consideration at the time of the receipts of the despatches No 38 and 147 of the 17th March and of the 13th September 1869 respectively.
Had Wong Kong been a Perl with Customs Officers stationed on beard the ships in Harbor difficulty would have been experienced, In the absence of each persons it became a question as to whether the Police were to be withdrawn from their regulare duties for this purpose, or if the establishment of this Department was to be increased, not by eight Europeans to act as Watchmen, there being occasionally four or five ships at a time on the berth for the conveyance of Chinese Passengers.
Neither of them propositions running expedient it was determined, seeming to order the Bearding Officers, who are near always afteat, to stoop a task