CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8] — Page 343

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und is productive of the best results.

Heaving watched the

by

The

Sea

board of the Empire, and

he

entirely agrees

proceedings

tatiew

the chinese officials in such cases

expresses himself satisfied with the

Consideration

given

to each case, and

the

discrimination shown in awarding-

-punishments proportionate to the gravity

of each offence

with me as to the impolicy of our burdening

ourselves as we do at present with the and Custody of all the

permishment

pirates captured. I find too that Ms. Ball, the acting cheef Insties, emems

in this view, and considers that a large

proportion of the puratical cases which have

been-tried

have been handed

over

adjudication to the Chinese Authorities

before him

might with

great

13.

I have also had

an

apportunity

propriety

for

of conversing

on this subject lately with

in china. He has

for

some time been

14.

earnestly endear

to induce the.

Si F. Bruce, Heer Meajesty's Minister

ndeavouring

Chinese Government to adopt stringent

Mensures both on shore and

afloat for

the suppression of piracy along the whole

Heer

Hour Majesty's lement at leanton, Mr. Robertson, a Gentleman

who has been 20 years in China, entertains

the same

opinion,

which he has

and I enclose the answers

furnished to

to curtain

queries