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should contribute a direct pecumary subsidy towards augmentation of the

gunboals in the British

Number of gunboats

fleet - with

12.

China

a view to their

employment in the suppression of Piracy the Southern Coaste of China-

along

I had bransmitted to him

through Coneul Robertson a proof of

the Ordinance intended to establish

New regulations for Junke visiting this

a view to ascertaining

harber - with

how for the Chinese could Co operate

with me in legislating for

-pmpose-

the same

and I have this morning

received the enclosed reply.

3.

It is very gratifying

to remark

the friendly appreciation by the Chinese

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Authorities of my efforts

amat

from the

tone of the Nice Roy's despatch it evould seem that there is a fuir probability of

-partial ultimate success.

Even if the

Chinese Government declines to pays for increasing the number of gumboats in the British fleet in this Coast an expense which, it must be remembered,

would

fall principally on the revenues the Province of Quantung- and. which might therefore indispose the

of

Nice Roy to adopt the proposal,

is no

there

apparent adequate reason for

any great dissimilarity in the municipal regulations

and Police details affecting

Native Craft visiting this Island

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