a small Chinese boat with one mast, each "heavily armed, and in the boat was found one man ... the boat was found opium ... " value $3,000, which they all state ... I am ... they state they ... intended ... " to smuggle into Fow Shine, charged with being at large in possession of deadly weapons. On board the boat were ... revolvers, of which 2 were found, 17 muskets, 13 were loaded, and on each prisoner were found 2 ... of Ord. * 141 of 1870, with carrying deadly weapons ... .
Sub-Enclosure I. 143
Return of Persons reporting Police Defaulters for a period of six months, 1 July to 31 December, 1885.
Person Reporting Defaulters Total Europeans Indians Chinese Police Officers European Sergeant 20 4 5 29 Constables 7 29 37 Indian Sergeants 13 7 20 Constables 2 1 3 6 Chinese Sergeant 4 2 7 Other persons 13The prisoners were charged under §XVIII not being Owners ... of night passes, and the charge was dismissed by the Magistrate (P.M. Case ex. 520 of 1883.).
If there is no restriction on these heavily armed gangs of smugglers prowling about the waters, or other parts of the Colony than the City of Victoria, it is probable that some night there will be a deadly collision between them and the Police, who might well mistake them for a body of burglars or pirates.
I have ...
Capt. Supt of Police
To
Hon. J. Lewart, LL. D.
Acting Colonial Secretary