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the matter to the 3overnment on the 10th July and on the
21st July the Jovernment notified in the Weekly Jezette
that vessels would be allowed to anchor in Junk Bay.
It would appear therefore that after the matter had
once been specially brought to the nocice of the Goverment
no time was lost in meeting the views of the Shipping
Community.
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While dealing with the above questions the
general purport of your lesser under reply would appear
to contain a requosb from His Excellency the Jovernor for an expression of opinion from this Chamber as to the manner in which Captain Burned-Lawrence has carried out his duties vis-a-vis the Shipping Community of this Fort.
As you are doubtless aware the Comniblee of the Chamber
is largely composed of representatives of the various ship-
ping interests to be found in HongKong.
Speaking therefore from actual experience this Committee
are in a position to assert that throughout his occupancy
of the position of Harbour Kasser in tia Colony, Captain Barnes-Lawrence has consiscently displayed the greatest
courtesy towards the Shipping Community.
As has already been pointed out, it has been found necessary in che interests of the Community at large to
make certain repulsions for the guidance of the Port
Authorities in order to prevent nuisance or abuses,
Regulacions ave had also from time to time to be
framed to enable the Jovernment co deal with the general
trade of the port and particular reference might be made to those imposed under the terms of the Brussels Sugar
Convention, Dangerous Goods,
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It is obvious that while regulations mist exist, their
strict application on all and every occasion may at times
harase trade with the recult hat, if such a policy were
persisted in, permanent injury would result to the trade
of