Tenants So
adria the granting of Registers to junk boats as had by becoming British subjects, & who had divested themselves of the obligation taken upon them could be guaranteed by other lesson Tenants. But there had been serious complaints from the Naval Commander-in-chief, & from the Consular & Chinese Authorities, of the abuse by small craft carrying the British flag of the Treaty Regulations, & as the prosperity of this Colony (so much increased of late),
totally depends, so far as regards the native population, upon the coasting trade, which is carried on in vessels ranging between 20 & 100 tons, it was deemed advisable by the Colonial Government that an Ordinance should be passed, which, in no way interfering
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with the granting of Imperial Registers to large going ships should yet facilitate the obtaining of English papers of in certain description by Colonial craft, & should also give the Colonial Government means which it could not possess under an Imperial Register, of furnishing notifications of the Treaty with China. It was not thought necessary to fix the local limits within which the Colonial Register should run, because the character of the craft which require those Registers, if the objects of the local trade render it a matter of the utmost improbability that a Colonial Registered vessel could go anywhere else than along the Coast of China, Bar the Colonial Register is obtained on the strength of a declaration that the vessel is solely to be employed in trade with China, & a falsifying
Tenannte So
adria the granting of Registers to fucke blines as had by becaming bran
do fore as in then lay made themselves British subjects, & whove divelarge of the obligation taken upon thom Could be guaranteed by other beson Tenantes. But there had been serious complaints from the Naval Commander- in chief, & from the Cowular & Chimer Authorities, of the abuse by small craft Carrying the British Hong of the Treaty Regulationes, & as the prosperity of this Colony ( so much increased of late),
(to depends entirely, so for as regards the native population, upon the coasting
trade, which is carried on in vessels ranging between 20 & 100 tous, it was deemed advisable by the Colonia Lyper-
ment that an Ordinance should be passed, which, in po
way interfering
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with the granting of Semperial Registers to long the going Hipes should yet facilitate the obtaining of English papers of in certain description by Colonial éraft, & should also give the Colonial Government meames which it could not fiossess under An Imperial Register, of farmishing molations of the Treaty with bluna. It was not thought necessary to fix the
local limits within which the Colonial Register should run, became the character the craft which require those Registors, If the objects of the local trade render it a matter of the stinost inforbability #hest a Colonial Registered vessel could - go anywhere else than along the Grant of bling, Bar the Colonial Register is Atained on the strength of or declaration that the vessel is solely to be employed in trade with China, & a falsifying
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