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Before you commence the business of the Agenda, on behalf of the China Coast Officers' Guild and the Marine Engineers' Guild of China I am sorry to say that I cannot agree to discuss the various items before me, because in so doing it would be tantamount to an admission that the
regulations as a whole were satisfactory to the officers whom I have the honour to represent, whereas this is not the
Case.
There is little difference indeed between the
present regulations and the draft regulations of September last year, which were so severely criticised at that time
by the Combined Quilds.
They believe that the British Navy is for the protection of the British and all who enjoy the privilege of being under that flag; it is their undeniable right, and the protection called for must be given economy er no economy.
What is wanted is fast light draft patrols for the rivers, a few light gumboats on the coast, and piracy would have no charm for ite criminal perpetrators.
Instead of this the officers are being grilled to exasperation by undesirable regulations, which are faulty to the extreme.
Give them what they justly demand increased naval patrols and you can then draft a new set of regulations to
meet the case.
Pirates will not operate if they know they cannot get away with their loot.
The lives of officers are being made a misery,
there is no rest or peace for them in their attempt at
gompliance with all that they are called upon to do, and not to do.
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