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robbed the passengers known to have money, an effectual means of putting a stop to this system of robbery without expense to the Chinese Government would be to permit steamers plying to and from certain Chinese ports on the West River to call at every landing place on the river for passengers only.
Special boats immediately constructed in Hong Kong, would carry a proper guard so that merchants and producers travelling with money would have the means of being safely conveyed to their towns.
He asked if I supported that this permission should be given only to British boats. I replied that in opposition to such permission being given to any company...