CO129-125 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [10-11] — Page 108

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they wished to dispense with and permits devised Licenses if they the system of passes for less frequent visitors the condition of such licenses being the finding good security for the legal proceedings for which they might be granted.

Without incumbering this report with the numerous details, whereby this system was carried out, including a large increase to the Harbor Master's Staff and the establishment of Inspectors and boats at all the different outports, it may suffice to state that the system has been eminently successful and that they can give the name of every junk and particulars of her armament, master and destination, cargo that has visited this Island since the first of January.

$2. As no previous attempt had ever been made to ascertain the above particulars about the native craft which frequent the waters of this Colony, and was the apparent reason given for the impossibility of success, this result contrary to the many opinions against it is the more gratifying. I add that notwithstanding the novelty of the experiment there has not been found as yet the least occasion for making any alteration in the Ordinance, - a result wholly unexpected by myself.

§3. I here annex the last weekly returns received yesterday.

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they wished to dispense with and permits devised Licenses if they the system of passes for less frequent visitors the condition of such licenses being the finding good security for the legal proceedings for which they might be granted. Without incumbering this report with the numerous details, whereby this system was carried out, including a large increase to the Harbor Master's Staff and the establishment of Inspectors and boats at all the different outports, it may suffice to state that the system has been eminently successful and that they can give the name of every junk and particulars of her armament, master and destination, cargo that has visited this Island since the first of January. $2. As no previous attempt had ever been made to ascertain the above particulars about the native craft which frequent the waters of this Colony, and was the apparent reason given for the impossibility of success, this result contrary to the many opinions against it is the more gratifying. I add that notwithstanding the novelty of the experiment there has not been found as yet the least occasion for making any alteration in the Ordinance, - a result wholly unexpected by myself. §3. I here annex the last weekly returns received yesterday.
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they wished to

dispense

with

and

permits

devised

Licenses if they the system of passes

for lefo frequent visitors the condition of such licenses being the finding good security for the legal proceedings of the refels for which they might be granted.

کوئی

Without incumbering this report

with the numerous

isystem

details, whereby this

was carried out,

including

a

increase to the Harbor Master's large Staff and the establishment of Inspectors

and boats at all the different outports. it may suffice to state that the system

has been eminently succefful

گن

can

give

the

and that

mame

of every funk and

cargo

"particulars of her armament.

CH

master and destination. that has visited

this Island since the

January.

$2.

As mo

first of

attempt had

ever

10%

last

CH-

previously

CH.

been made to ascertain the above particulars about the native craft which

frequent the waters of this balony, and was the apparent

as the

reason

given

impofsibility of succes, this result

contrary to the many opinions

against

it

is the

more

may

gratifying.

I

add that notwithstanding the

novelty of the experiment there has not been found as yet

for making my

the least

cccasion

alteration in the Ordinance,

- a result wholly unexpected by myself.

33.

I here

annex the lust

weetly returns received yesterday. from

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