regret
of the vastly
increased and yearly increasing
trade of Hongkong.
4. It is necessary
that both the Harbour Master
and the Assistant Harbour
Master should continue to
be, as now, Officers of
the Royal Navy, who
can
command
the
due
respects from the Commanders
of ships of war, Mail Steamers,
and
merchant-vessels
of
all
nations
which visit this
Port. It is necessary
that they
should have
not only
the positive and professional
qualifications of Naval Officers, but that they should be also men
of firmness, tact, and temper, for their duties, especially as
Emigration
and Marine
Magistrates,
are often
of a very difficult
and delicate nature.
5. The