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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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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
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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
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obstructing their proceedings, if Piratical.
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13. The posibility of controlling the sale of Arms and anchorizing the Police to seize
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in any unlicensed Vefeel 4th. The profsibility of effecting stress objecti
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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
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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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