CO129-102 - Public Offices - 1864 — Page 18

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In keeping my Lord's desire, me to state for the information of Mr. Cardwell, that they will instruct the Admiral in H.M. [Her Majesty's] Naval Command to act in concert with the Governor of Hong Kong on the measures that may appear to be best calculated to check the depredations of Pirates, and for that purpose to place under the orders of the Senior Naval Officer at Hong Kong such a force as can be spared from the other duties of the Station, and can be most advantageously employed on the Service.

From the enclosures to Sir Hercules Robinson's Despatch, you will recently observe that 4 Gun Boats have been employed in the attempt to suppress Piracy in the neighbourhood of Hong Kong and of the Treaty Ports, Foo Chow and Whampoa.

And it does not appear that the Commanders of those vessels have lost any time in acting upon the information conveyed to them by the local Authorities.

As Mr. Cardwell is of opinion that Hong Kong cannot at present be called upon to contribute to the expense of maintaining a Naval Force to be exclusively employed in the service of the Colony, my Lords are of opinion that it would not be expedient to take the step.

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Adm. In keeping my Lord's desire, me to state for the information of Mr. Cardwell, that they will instruct the Admiral in H.M. [Her Majesty's] Naval Command to act in concert with the Governor of Hong Kong on the measures that may appear to be best calculated to check the depredations of Pirates, and for that purpose to place under the orders of the Senior Naval Officer at Hong Kong such a force as can be spared from the other duties of the Station, and can be most advantageously employed on the Service. From the enclosures to Sir Hercules Robinson's Despatch, you will recently observe that 4 Gun Boats have been employed in the attempt to suppress Piracy in the neighbourhood of Hong Kong and of the Treaty Ports, Foo Chow and Whampoa. And it does not appear that the Commanders of those vessels have lost any time in acting upon the information conveyed to them by the local Authorities. As Mr. Cardwell is of opinion that Hong Kong cannot at present be called upon to contribute to the expense of maintaining a Naval Force to be exclusively employed in the service of the Colony, my Lords are of opinion that it would not be expedient to take the step.

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inthorities of the Colony.

In ceping my Lords desire me to state for the information often? Cardwell, that they will instruct tree Ramiral in B. L. Paper concert with the Govenor of Hong long the measures that

may appear to be best calculated

怂 to check the depredations of Perentes, and for that purpose to place under the orders of the kenin haval Offer – at song kong such a Force as can be spared from the other duties of the Station, and can be most advantageously employed on the Service.

From the enclosures to ar

Hercules Robinson's Despatch you

recently

will observe that 4 Gun Bokto

Lave re

been employed in the attempt to suppress Piracy in the reightmishood of Honly kong and of the treaty Parto F00. show and hinoy,

And

does not appear that the Commanders of

those tapels.

have lost any time in reting

upon the information conveyed to

them by the local Authorities.

As Mr Cardwell is of opinion that Hong Kong cannot at present be called whom to contribute to the expense of maintaining a haval Force to be exclusively employed_ in the senice of the Colony, my Lord's are of opinion that it would not be expedient to take the

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