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Officials, whereupon a register is issued

setting forth the particulars

as to

-age, appearance, and residence of about to be employed

the persons

boards, as also

as to the armament

to be carried in the case of trading

vessels,

in order that due examination

may be held at ports and military Stations. It is further provided

in the Ordinances that,

as regards

Sea going craft, ten vessels shall be enrolled as a Kia (junk- ty thing), who shall present a bond of mutual Security (or frank pledger, in accordance wherewith if any offence be committed by any

submit to equal punishment. It is

furthermore laid down in the Provincial Ordinances of Iwangtring

that "all trinding

fishing vessels,

whether of large, medium,.

or small

-

burthen, shall be enrolled by the local authorities in the same manner as in the case of denizens on shore, ten vessels forming and in the event of any offence. being committed by one of their number without information being -given with respect thereto by any Per a

erson of the remainder, then the whole shall suffer equal punishment

of their

for the offence. For

number, the remainder shall

every there shall be established a

tew Kia

Nyao Chiang