CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9] — Page 261

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maximized by the disorganization of China - the inefficiency - not to any helplessness of the Imperial Fleets, - unable or unwilling to cope with and subdue the mischief. I should be quite disposed to assist the Fleet by some grant, if necessary, from the Colonial Funds towards the maintenance

If a couple of Steam Gun Boats, – though their principal services would be on the Chinese Coasts and therefore intra-Colonial, but the object is of the highest importance and I earnestly press it on the Government with too much urgency.

I have more than once represented the matter to the Naval Commander-in-Chief but he answers that he has no means of dealing with this petty local piracy, and the Police is wholly unable to put it down.

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I do not forward to your Lordship the present despatch in any respect complete or exhaustive, or representing all the topics which occupy my thoughts in reference to the Government of the Colony. But I hope this general outline will not be unacceptable to your Lordship, and as I feel the utmost anxiety to associate increasing revenues with administrative reforms, I shall deem it a great...

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70 71. 256 maximized by the disorganization of China - the inefficiency - not to any helplessness of the Imperial Fleets, - unable or unwilling to cope with and subdue the mischief. I should be quite disposed to assist the Fleet by some grant, if necessary, from the Colonial Funds towards the maintenance If a couple of Steam Gun Boats, – though their principal services would be on the Chinese Coasts and therefore intra-Colonial, but the object is of the highest importance and I earnestly press it on the Government with too much urgency. I have more than once represented the matter to the Naval Commander-in-Chief but he answers that he has no means of dealing with this petty local piracy, and the Police is wholly unable to put it down. 32. I do not forward to your Lordship the present despatch in any respect complete or exhaustive, or representing all the topics which occupy my thoughts in reference to the Government of the Colony. But I hope this general outline will not be unacceptable to your Lordship, and as I feel the utmost anxiety to associate increasing revenues with administrative reforms, I shall deem it a great... E
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70 71. 256 maximized by the disaganization China - the inefficiency - not to any the helplesences of the Emperial Fleets, - unable or unwilling to cope with and subdue the munchief. I should be quite dispond to assist the feet by some grant, if neccesoy, from the Colonial Funds townds the suaintenance If a couple of Steam Gun Boats, – though their principal cervices would be on the Chinese Conets and therefore intra- Colonial, but the object is of the highest importance and Icaruste priss it on the boremment with too much urgency. I have mune than once represented the matter to the Naval Commander-in-Chief but he answers that he has us means of dealing with this petty local piracy, and the Police is wholly unable to put it down. 32. I do not forward to your Lordship the present despatch in an any as respect complete o exhaustive, or representing all the topics which thoughts in reference recupy my to the Goverment of the Colony. But I hope this general outline will not be unacceptabli to your Lordship, and as I feel the utmost anxiety to accrciate imperring revenues with administrative reforms, I shall decum it a great. E
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70

71.

256

maximized by the disaganization China - the inefficiency - not to any the helplesences of the Emperial Fleets, - unable or unwilling to cope with and subdue the munchief. I should be quite dispond to assist the feet by some grant, if neccesoy, from

the Colonial Funds townds the suaintenance

If a couple of Steam Gun Boats, – though their principal cervices would be on the Chinese Conets and therefore intra- Colonial, but the object is of the highest importance and Icaruste priss it on the boremment with too much

urgency.

I have

mune

than once represented the matter

to the Naval Commander-in-Chief

but he

answers

that he has us

means of dealing with this petty

local piracy, and the Police is wholly unable to put it down.

32.

I do not forward to your Lordship the present despatch

in an

any

as

respect complete o exhaustive, or

representing all the topics which

thoughts in reference

recupy my

to the Goverment of the Colony. But I hope this

general outline will not be unacceptabli to your Lordship, and as I feel the utmost

anxiety to accrciate imperring revenues with administrative reforms, I shall decum it a great.

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