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combined action between the Governments of China, Hongkong and Macro- suggested by your Froship, and long since advocatesh by myself-

be carried out the provisions

Can now

capable

you may

of the local Ordinance are I great improvement, auch rely on my

not loing sight of so important a branch of the subject. -

11. As for bringent regulations

the

export of arms, I am of opinion

ванно that we can eventually but down

neighbourhood

Survey

in

the

without them. Buch regulations to be effectual would interfere greatly with the commerce of the

Sort and would not be adopted by the Macas authorities as dem understand from the Governor there. I therefore see no other effectush plan than to continue the present system of energetic action till such time as Piracy becomes so infrequent as to justify a joint reclaration by ill Governments concerned that every Asiatic resel not belonging to, or chartend by, me of the above Governments shall, ich carrying arms, be hible to apture

As

Sirate._

12.

All equipping and

confederating

with Pirates have now been made