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goods without so notifying the Master of the vessel. At
the same time, and considering this particular trade, we are
of the firm opinion that a fuller and more careful examina-
tion of passengers' baggage should be enforced by the Autho-
rities concerned with the routine searches for arms and the
control of prohibited exports and unmanifested cargo. We
are fully aware of the difficulties connected with such
goods closer supervision, for may dangerous/are not readily recog-
nizable as such.
(a)
We made the following recommendations:-
That passage tickets be sold only at the Company's
Offices or by their accredited Agents, and that the practice
of issuing such tickets either on the wharf or on board the
vessel should be discontinued without delay.
(b) That when passengers are on board and the vessel
alongside a wharf, all cargo port doors on the wharf side § 1
should be fully open and provided with railed gangways cover-
ing either the full width of the cargo port or where ramps
are used then the full width of the ramp. Such doors on the
off side should be also open, or partly open, according to
the weather prevailing at the time.
(c) That notices in English and Chinese be prominently
posted warning all passengers of the dangers and consequences
of carrying goods on board which are likely to effect the
safety of life and the vessel.
(a)
That the various searching units be instructed to keep
a sharp watch on the nature of both passengers' baggage and
cargo, and if in doubt report the matter to the Master of
the vessel and also to their respective superiors. Further-
more, that where baggage is conce ned the search should be
carried out at the entrance to the whart and before passengers
are admitted to the wharf.
In the detection of dangerous goods, the Authorities
are entitled to the fule st co-operation of the Master and