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recommendations of the 'Sunning' Commissioners
(page 13 of the Report) were then considered.
No.1. received general approval¡ the difficulties of
an effective search, particularly in thina coast ports, were
discussed, but no suggestions for improvement in this
respect were forthcoming.
No.2. Mr. Beuthors said there was a feeling that Nis
Kajesty's Favy might in the past have done more patrolling.
He touched on the question of permanently stationing a guard
ship in Hias Pay,
Captain Layton pointed out the difficulty of stationing
a warship paammently in kias Bay owing to the insufficiency
of ships for the purpose together with other naval commitment a
in china. The question of expense was also a serious factor;
would Hongkong be prepared to contribute to the cost? There was
also a pomability that the only affect of this measure would
be that the pirstes would establish new basa e ethere.
Southorn thought this last objection unimportant.
in any
In view of the state of the finances of the Colony, he eculd
see no prospect of a contribution from Mengkongi
caso it was an Imparial question.
F. 3. The rescission of the Piracy Prevention
Regulations had aiready been agreed upon. cantain Layton on
this point suggested & recomendation that all the officers
quarters should be inside the bridge citsdel.
30. 4. 4. koyd, explained the working of automatio
and semi-automatic wireless signale.
PADEBAR LAvtor and är. Southern agreed that a system of
negative signals was quite impracticable.
it was agreed to put forward as a matter for
consideration that all ships should carry wireless, the cabin
being within the bridge citadel.