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23th October, 1846, A buat boarded
Aberdeen by armed men,
Aberdeen by
money and fish.
near
who stole some
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4th March 1847. A boat boarded outside
Stanley harbour by a number of
stole ten thousand cash.
men who-
8th March, 1847. A beat bearded by
a
number of m
nêr near
Sywan who stole
some money, four pigs and other articles. 11th March, 1847. A Chin chew junk banded ember of men from
near
Sywan by a tive boats ; they wounded several of the Creiv, one of whom died, and stole seven hundred dollars, a watch, and
other articles.
312th March, 1847. Seven men armed,
boarded and Robbed two boats in Taitam
Bay, killing
(True Copy)
Manie
one waw.
(Signed) Scharles. May
Superintendent of Police:
Colonial Secretary.
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Victoria, Honghong, 15th June, 1847.
The Executive of this Colony has
been obliged
to take into consideration the
heavy expense entailed by the Government - Gunboat, which was experimentally estäblished
them about this time last year, at an annual charge of above £1000.
The late daring robberies in the harbour have suggested the necessity of efficiency of
increasing
the numbers and
not
e finances of
+ prepared to bear an
the Water Police, and as the, the Colony additional charge
were
on that account, it
appeared to myself and the Executive Council that the sum now
His Crallmey
Rear-Atmiral Inglefield, C. B.
fe,
You
expended
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