CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 192

The universal prevalence of

Piracy

carried on

by

Chinese vessels,

the magnitude of the evil, and the

live mia surts

urgent need for effective.

to suppress it, being fully admitted

On

it only remains to

all sides, it

decide upon the best means to be

a

doptect, and this mithout delay.

The Vice Admiral after

Consulting.

with the Senior Naval

officers of all the other Treaty Powers

" war in these maters,

having ships of wa

states, as their united opinion, that

Five can

nothing effective

done without

42

possibly bes

crać measure

1 general

: for the disarmament of all traders'

Gunks mithout distination - to which

it would be well they conceive,

to

uttach a regulation for the registering

all native vessels, and deliveri

of all

delivering

to them ships papers written in Chinese

and a European language.

by the proper

and sealed

proper authorities, to prove their

identity.

in ase

of doubt, and affirr

responsibility

On

the

owners....

In this opinion I entirely concur,

and having

wrth

been

in communication

my colleagues the representatives

of the other

Foreign Towers

Powers resident

I know it is also their

,

af

Vetting.

opinion.-

This

they will no doubt; ~

severally

your Highness.

make known to

A Chinese law already exists,

I am informed, prohibiting the

carrying of heavy

Arnament,

or any