internal piracy is the personnel of the ships. The hands of the 118
Captains should be strengthened as much as possible and inefficient
officers got rid of. It is criminal to trust the lives of
passengers to officers who are not always in a fit state to deal
with any situation that may arise. Similarly the crews should bo
carefully picked und, a proper system of discharge books instituted
with a certain system of identification. The compradores have a
great deal too much centrol over matters which should be in the
captains hands and the captains' tenure of their appointments en
the second class steamers is far too precarious to expect a
really efficient and suitable officer to accept command of such
steamers.
16.