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(a) slack observance of the Merchant
Shipping Act Regulations
and
(b) because vessels privileged to fly
the red ensign enjoy much immunity from interference by pirates owing to our prestige.
The reason for the above remarke
is because it is possible that the Hang Kạng
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Government through the Colonial Office may suggest that the Admiralty should augment the Can- ton Delta Fletilla,"
(In this connection it will be recalled that the question of the abuse of the British flag by unscripulous Chinese shipowners getting their vessels registered at Hong Kong in the name of a Chinese British subject was discussed at the meeting
which was
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- at which Sir J, Jamieson was present held at the Colonial Office on the 17th of June 1934. It is proposed that this question should be further discussed at the forthcoming conference,
14. In September a despatch was received. from the Governor reporting that the 4 launches had been in commission for nearly a year and that the fact that there had not been any serious outbreak of piracy durinų; that time had, in his view, Justified their employment. The Admiralty had already agreed to the policy of their bearing the cent of the guns, ermunition and naval armamenta stores supplied to the launches and also that of the pay and victualling of the British officers and men. The general expenses of rumming the launches (including their hire) had however been
He submitted that the protection borne by the Colony,
of British Trade outside the waters of the Colony is
primarily