Whether the rapid transfer of the carrying trade in China to the British flag (one of the consequences of the insecurity of Chinese waters) has not largely compensated for the injuries which Chinese craft have suffered from piratical interruptions.
With reference to the manufacture and sale of guns, ammunition, &c., in the Colony, I beg to refer to the Colonial Ordinances No. 7 of 1855 and No. 8 of 1853. Without Custom House officers at any cost, with the continent of China close to our shores, and the broken coast of the island, more than 30 miles in extent, which it is utterly impossible to protect against the intrusion of the smugglers, the objects of the Legislature are constantly defeated by the difficulty of giving masterly effect to those objects.
It is perfectly true, as Mr. Bridges alleges, that an intimate union exists between the inhabitants of this island and the predatory bands which infest the coast. But our interest in the social organization of the Chinese, the universality of secret associations, for purposes sometimes political and hostile, sometimes private and nefarious, presents very great difficulties on every side.
whether the rarin transfer of
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Eracting Trade in China to the Britiel fins (one of the conseruences of the insecurity of chinese cut) has not largely commemented for the injuries whier Shinese Graft have cuffered from firatical interruations.
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With reference to the manuprcture
and enle of pins, ammunition, &,
cale
juns
fo.,
in the Colony, I beg to refer to the Glomni Idinances A/of /855 and N/ of 1853. Without Custom House
Flient officers of any cost, with
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the continent of China close to our shores, and the broken Const of the deland, more than 30 miles in
extent, which it
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utterly
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impossible
to protect against the intrusion of the Cawlers, the bijects of the Legislator are constanty defeated In the difficulty of giving masteri effect to those sojects
It is perfectly tue, as Mer Bridges alleges, that an intimate unim exists between inlatitants of this sland and the predatory band akiel
molist the Grail. But our interiet
Court.
Knowledge of the social organizatio of the Chinese, _ the universalit of
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scerct associations, for harcores cometimes political and intlie - sometimes private and dandreitni,
very side difficulties
present
on every
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