CO129-115 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [9-10] — Page 367

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Chinese Port where no papers but those equally accessible to Pirates and honest traders were given or registered, and where no attention was ordinarily paid to the movement of Native Craft, whatever might be their destination or equipment. It would therefore be impossible, unless under circumstances of the most obvious suspicion, to detain such a vessel, because her explanation might be perfectly true.

Therefore it is essential that as far as possible all the neighboring Governments should be of one mind in this subject and endeavor to frame identical regulations.

His Excellency counts altogether on the Viceroy's assistance in effecting that result which, if regarded as a duty by this Government, ought to be felt doubly as such by the Chinese Government. His Excellency therefore hopes that the Viceroy has been able since receipt of his valued Communication of the 24th June last to institute the necessary inquiries to which he then alluded, and to take counsel with the Fooyuen, the Financial and Judicial Commissioners, with a view to framing the Report to the Board of Nye & Foreign affairs which the Viceroy stated in his despatch of 24 June that it was his intention to prepare and submit.

There have recently been some bad cases of Piracy, and His Excellency fears they will become...

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Chinese Port where no papers but those equally accessible to Pirates and honest traders were given or registered, and where no attention was ordinarily paid to the movement of Native Craft, whatever might be their destination or equipment. It would therefore be impossible, unless under circumstances of the most obvious suspicion, to detain such a vessel, because her explanation might be perfectly true. Therefore it is essential that as far as possible all the neighboring Governments should be of one mind in this subject and endeavor to frame identical regulations. His Excellency counts altogether on the Viceroy's assistance in effecting that result which, if regarded as a duty by this Government, ought to be felt doubly as such by the Chinese Government. His Excellency therefore hopes that the Viceroy has been able since receipt of his valued Communication of the 24th June last to institute the necessary inquiries to which he then alluded, and to take counsel with the Fooyuen, the Financial and Judicial Commissioners, with a view to framing the Report to the Board of Nye & Foreign affairs which the Viceroy stated in his despatch of 24 June that it was his intention to prepare and submit. There have recently been some bad cases of Piracy, and His Excellency fears they will become... Page 365
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a.

chinese Port where no

papers but those

equally accesible to Pirates and honest bräders

wvew

was

· given or regrinned, and where no attention

ordinarily paid to the movement of Native Craft, whatever might be thei

destination-or

equipment. It would

therefore be imposible, unless

under ~

ericumstances of the most obvions suspicion, to detain such a reefsel, because her explanation

might be perfectly true.

11.

as possible

Therefore it is esordial that as far

essential

all the neighboring Goverments

should be of

me mind i

and endeavor to

12.

this subject-

to frame identical regulations

His Excelling comes altogether

in the Nici Rojo afsistance in effecting that

result which, if regarded

as

a.....

dutu by

365

this Government, ought to be felt doubly as such by the Chinese Government His Excellency therefore hopes that the Nice Roy has been able since receipt of his valued Communication of the 94th June last - to institute the necessary inquiries to which he then alluded

and to take consel with the Fulai of

the Financial and

Kiwangthings-

and

Judicial Commissioners - with a view to framing the Report to the Board of

Nice & Foreign affairs which the Vici Roy stated in his despatch of 24 June that it was his intention to prepare and submit.

13.

viny

There have recently been some

bad cases of Piracy

and

Heis.

Excelliney fears they will become som

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