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Council
Board
of
Trade
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the orders of, and responsible to the Governor of Hong Kong, would be able to
Under important service in protecting and facilitating commerce. What the
Good conduct of such vessels as compared with the irregularities of the Volunteer vessels, now used for Convoys, would probably obtain for them a willing preference in employment, and that
Moreover an arrangement might be
Made with the Chinese Authorities, by
which the native fleets might be required to place themselves under the
Convoy
of these Vessels; and it may
be supposed that if the fees now paid for Convoy to the Vessels at present employed on that service are
sufficient to make it worth while those Vessels continue to ply, the
Fees which would be paid to the Colonial Guard Boats, and which might be fixed by a regular Tariff to be settled between the Government
of Hong Kong and the Chinese Authorities, would be sufficient to
defray
74
Cou
Boar
of
Tradi
E.L
the orders of, and responsible to the Governor of Hong Kong, would be able to
Under important service in protecting and facilitating commerce. What the
Good conduct of such repels as compared with the Megularities of the Volunteer repels, now whed for Convoys, would probably oblem for them a willing perference in employment, and that Moreover an arrangement might be
Made with the Chimie Authorities, by
which the native fleets might be required to place themselves under the
Convoy
Convoy of there Vesels; and it may
be suppose that if the keer how pracit for Convoy to the Vesels at present employed on that service are
sufficient to make it boult while those Vepels to to ply, the
for
Fees which would be paid to the Colonial Guard Boats and whuil Might be fixed by a regular Tariff to be lettted between the fovemment
of Hong Kong and the Chinese Authorities, would be sufficient to
defray
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