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its employment by trading or fishing vessels. Its use must therefore, be altogether rigorously prohibited, and no seagoing vessel of any description shall be permitted to carry it on board. Any infraction of this rule shall be punished in accordance with the laww.

From the date of issue of the foregoing instructions it shall be incumbent upon all Civil and Military Authorities having local. jurisdiction to institute and maintain active inquiry and surveillance. In the event

of further negligence on

disregard

of duty being brought to light, the

offence will be

se will be one not lightly to be excaused. Report

made

Report must

of the action taken

hereupon and s

be

and Stamped Security

bonds be sent forward, within

one month

month after the receipt of

these instructions._

Translated by

(Signed:) Wind Fred + Mayers.

(True Copy)

(Signed) A. Frater, Assistant. (True Copies)

Garsteiner Mention Colonial Secretary.