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Mr Cardwell before leaving England to assume the administration of this Government

That Despatch requested my attention

The 12th The I whether early regretted me to turn to the following subjects:

1st. The efficiency of the present Police System on land or sea

2nd. The mode in which the Registration of Boats is at present enforced and the possibility of effecting such a registration will furnish the Naval Authorities with useful knowledge as to the character of Vessels, leaving the Port, and risking obstructing their proceedings, if Piratical.

3rd. The possibility of controlling the sale of Arms and authorizing the Police to seize them in any unlicensed Vessel

4th. The probability of effecting this object with the aid of the Chinese Government if the latter is found to be essential.

5th. The allegation that Crime is encouraged by the difficulty of obtaining convictions at Hongkong, and, if so, the expediency of constituting a special Court and mode of trial in reference to Piracy Cases.

6th. The proposal of placing at the disposal of the Colonial Government an armed Colonial Steamer to be built and maintained wholly or in part at the expense of the Colony.

3. I have now the honour to report first in reference to the Police that it does not comprise any individual who had some experience previous to his joining the Colonial forces, and further that none of the

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408 Mr Cardwell before leaving England to assume the administration of this Government That Despatch requested my attention The 12th The I whether early regretted me to turn to the following subjects: 1st. The efficiency of the present Police System on land or sea 2nd. The mode in which the Registration of Boats is at present enforced and the possibility of effecting such a registration will furnish the Naval Authorities with useful knowledge as to the character of Vessels, leaving the Port, and risking obstructing their proceedings, if Piratical. 3rd. The possibility of controlling the sale of Arms and authorizing the Police to seize them in any unlicensed Vessel 4th. The probability of effecting this object with the aid of the Chinese Government if the latter is found to be essential. 5th. The allegation that Crime is encouraged by the difficulty of obtaining convictions at Hongkong, and, if so, the expediency of constituting a special Court and mode of trial in reference to Piracy Cases. 6th. The proposal of placing at the disposal of the Colonial Government an armed Colonial Steamer to be built and maintained wholly or in part at the expense of the Colony. 3. I have now the honour to report first in reference to the Police that it does not comprise any individual who had some experience previous to his joining the Colonial forces, and further that none of the
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408

Mr Cardwell before leaving England to afsume the administration of this Government

That Despatch requested

attention

my 12h The

I whethe

early

regrested me to tum

to the following subjects:

efficiency of the present Police System

on land or sea

すぎ

as

and the mode in which the Registration of Boats is at present inforced and the possibility of effecting such a registration will furnish the Naval Authorities with useful knowledge as to the character of Vefsels, leaving the Port, and risk- Прив

MAWS

obstructing their proceedings, if Piratical.

of

13. The posibility of controlling the sale of Arms and anchorizing the Police to seize

fand

in any unlicensed Vefeel 4th. The profsibility of effecting stress objecti

ہی نہیں

with the aid of the Chivers Govenment if the latter is found to be essential. 5th The allegation that Orany is encouraged.

by the difficulty of obtaining convictions at Nongthing, and, if so, the expediency of constituting a special Court and mode of trial in

reference to Princy

Case.

6th The ropes disney of placing at the disposal

of the Colonial Govenment

Govmument on armed Colonial

Steamer to be built and maintained wholly

or in part at the expense of the Colony.

3.

I have

e mav

stre hover to repert

first in reference to the Police that it does

not cam

comprise

A

individual whe had som

Police

joining the

enjoyed an opportimity of acquiring

experience previous to his

Coterial fores, and furetive that nove of the

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