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in controlling that soil.

before your

I was in hopes that

departure from this Country

it might have been possible to

devise some specific measures for This however has not

thes purpose.

been the

case,

and

I am

only

able

to suggest

to

you

the various points

to turn

you

attention

on

your

arriving in Hong

to which I should wish

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of bouts

the registration is at present enforced,

and the possibitity of affecting each reperrations as will furnish the Naval Authorities with useful know

a

- ledge rexpecting the character of the bessels frequenting the Port, and

with the

means of obstructing

proceedings if piratical

their

3. The possibility of

of

controlling the sale of Arms,

the Police to seize any

authorizing

unlicensed or

asury

arms found in

any

Kong.

1. The efficiency of the

present Police system, whether

land or at

sen,

whether

detective or

preventive, and whether the Force is

European, Chinese

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Indian.

2. The mode

unregistered vessel.

4. of these objects

cannot be effected without the aid of the Chinese Government, the possibility

in which

of affecting

the

them with that aid, and

the

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