# Board
of
Trade
EIB
Leigh
Fice
BBC
to be Registered, excepting those plying for hire in the waters of the Colony,
or conveying passengers between the Colony
and the
neighbouring parts.
All trading vessels not carrying passengers, all fishing boats are
free.
I am not aware that any such
attack has been made.
No 2054
C.
I know that I am
aware
No 2058
of has ever been flogged at Hong Kong for being found without a
pass.
When gangs of robbers, and pirated No 2073
fled to the Colony for the sole purpose of plunder, the Merchants
(and those who have given testimony
among
the number ) their persons
and property being unsafe,
were
the first to
295
call out for adoption of stringent
measures for protection, and to impute
to the Colonial Authorities, remissness,
and induce fear of responsibility, of
the
seventy they propounded was thought inexpedient. Many plans were devised to prevent the resort of abandoned characters to the Colony,
it was acknowledged
as a growing evil by all, and that plan was adopted
which
appeared to combine the
greatest efficiency with the least
expense;
A
method was also required
to identify persons who had been
previously convicted of serious offences,
as the features of the Chinese were,
particularly at first, difficult to recognise );
a
mode
the most
was found
Board
of
Trade
EIB
Leigh
Fice
BBC
to be Registered, excepting those plying for lure in the waters of the Colony,
or conveying passengers between the betony
and the
neighbruning parts.
All trading vessels not carrying passengers, all fishing bratt se are
free.
I am not cuvare that any such
attack has been made.
No 2054
C.
Je boatman that Jam
arvare
No 2058
of has ever been flogged at Hong Kong for being found without - a
pass.
Whew gangs of cobbers, and pirated No 2073
flucked to the Colony for the sole purpose of plunder, the Merchants
(and those who have given testimony
among
the number ) their persons
and property being unsafe,
were
fire
the first to
295
out for adoption of shungent
ery aveasures for protection, and to impute
to the Colonial Authouties, unleality,
and induce fear of responsibility, of
the
s
seventy they propounded was thought mexpedient. Many plans were devised to prevent the resort of sbandoned characters to the Colony,
at the
'was acki
knowledged
· growing unt by all, and that plan was adopted
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appeared to combine the
greatest efficiency with the least-
expense;
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method was also required.
to identify persons who had been
previously convicted of serious offrecces,
as the features of the Chinese wae,
particulicily at first, to be
difficult to recognoge );
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mode
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