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Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr. Parkinson.
Mr. Tomlinson,
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
loading of
There
provisions
the
Colony without the
owners, under the
consent of the
are contained in
of 5th December
Hong Kong Order in Council to which
il t
It reems doubtful,
I hardly think that
however, whether
the Hong Long Government can be
you referred.
expected to maintain a watch on
the
ships in the colony, or to search
them for goous autiable in Cina,
ship.
except at the cost of the owners
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t It
the
a solution might possibly be forant of the owners were prepared to
owners consider Special measures
to be necessary either to prevent
the placing of cargo on board the
ships without their knowleage, or to
search the ships for such cargo,
to
might afferty
pay to the Covernment the
cost incurred. I understand that
the companies are reluctant to employ
their own officers in such measures
because of the serious risk of
friction arising between officers
ana
crew.
The