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Extract of a report from Lt. J. White R.N.
of T.M.S. "Robin" to the Commander in Chief, Chins Coast
"quadron.
3.
Engineer-in-Chief's No. 2613/L dated 23rd.
June 1909 to the Managing Director, enclosing Yr. Boothby's
No. 1094/A/L dated 19th. June 1909 to the Engineer in
Chief.
4. Engineer in Chief's No. 2547/% dated 14th.
June 1.09 to the Managing Director, enclosing Mr.
Boothby's No. 1056/1/D dated 12th. June 1900 to the
Engineer in Chief.
From the above correspondence it is plain to
soc that, while at Namseh the condition of affairs has,
for the present, takon a better aspect, at Shekten, Yuen
Chow, Shot Ha and Sin Chuen River affairs remain in the
same condition, whichmay be described as dangerous to our
foreign staff and absolutely preventing progress of works.
It was apparent to me hat the appointment of
deputies without magisterial powers and some display of
force could not be looked upon as appreciably ameliorating
the