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which do are
those,
registered under section 3 of the same Ordinance, subsection 9 giving them power to use the British flag.
the object of licensing
Junks is to insure, so
thet
far
one, the honesty
as it can be done,
on
of their Trade by calling the Masters of licensed Junks
to provide sufficient security from residents here. The licensing is not compulsory but licensed Sunks have certainprivileges
well known Chinese
ao
regards reporting
their
arrival
arrival and departure only
So far as Nationality is
concerned licensed Junks are still Chinese, subject to their own laws, and to those of while in these
Flongerong
waters; and seeing that this
Island is so
close to the
Empire of China it probably
is not advisable that it,
should be otherwise.
I have &c.
(Signed) A.G. Thomsett, RH.
Harbour Master.