CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 193

but.

any

t

very

limited number of arms of

Kind for self defence, and also

Ara

requiring all s

brading franks to be

duly registered . A similar law

prevails among all maritime States

rigor

of the west and is re

rigorously enforced.

It would appear therefore that

nothing

more is required than to

the

Enforce laws already existing, and by.

a renewed publication under Imperial

Edict, I make it generally Known through the whole extent of

seabord, that a rigorous police mill

be exercised ofter a given date, so as

to allow comple time to all concerned

to conform to the loved. It is proposed by the Naval Commanders that ~

notice be

• given declaring

eight months' dela,

delay

that

the Chime 20

Government vessels of mai,

war,

}

in cuncert

with the Foreign Squadrons, will stop

and disarm

vessels

any

found

infringing

the law, and after four

monthe more the vessels themselves will

be seized and liable to a

liable to confiscations

a determined measure.

If a

this nature were

of

fairly

carried out

piracy would of necessity

Because assuming

it prere

ce AAR

impossible

to prevent them obtaining guns Ferrign

Or

at

Chinese Ports, the certainly

of being immediately deprived of them when they left a port, would

more

effectually stop the sale and