CO129-105 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [5-7] — Page 148

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that Boats coming

Licensed harbour ought

into

to report themselves

within 6 hours after arrival, that

they should 2 hours before departure have a "Blue Peter hoisted that

Boat n

that any

be stopped alxamined by

neaybe the Guard, and that

any

New bout

to ply in the harbour,

Junk coming to fly

must be registered within 24 hours.

If thee Regulations

are

properly carries

out they would appear to the sufficient

to meet the Complaints of the Naval offin

It must not he

not be forgotten

that endurs

#

are

of some 2000 British & Foreign Vessels whit

answell there come under the Harlon Mailu, no less than 4000 Junks, Carge Boats, Sampausae with a population of

plying

and

30.000

in the Harbours & Bags of thong, that 2737 of these Graft

Joly in Victoria Harbou

There

as to the

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hardly any information amount of staff at the disposal of the

the Superintendent of

Registrar Sent &

Police for

the maintenance

7

Ordu &

for the Supervision of the Boat population.

at

a

Suess

not exceed

Ishould say

it did

bo persons, and the Wate

Therefore

Police are all Chinese

of doubtful material

B

From the PS. to In Ipercers despatch we

in

a

may expect detailed information

as it has been placed on

mail or

two

woord that "Hme foot hold that it " is the duty ofthe foot oftengkung

#

Maintam

an

efficient police

&

t

"Col Waters adjacent to it's own harbours " with a view to the forotection of "Traders & others, including the Chinese

Population".

M. R. Sie I Rover.

"

puming

LL 2g hal

the conectrup of Mr Merous statement that

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