CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868 — Page 21

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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to the impossibility of Euppressing piracy in Chine, so long permitted to c

of

ex native Junky

y are

carry any number

gunes, arms and

2. Another difficulty which Struck me is the want of

efficient system of registration,

without which it has been impossible to trace the owners

of

thebe Piratical Vessels, and

dnow the line between the

Pirate and Grader

Ć......

This

difficulty Encouraged the

Conversion of the latter into The former, whenever a

favorable

favorable apportimity affered.

3. Being

auxcions to Consult

My Foreign Colleagues in reference to these point, I invited opinion and received

the replies from the French

wiited Stater and Dutch

On

Lenior haval officers their station, capies of which

le se

annered for

their

Lordship's information.

4. The letter of Rear Admiral Bell, Commanding

buited States ope.

Q.

doon

did not reach me in time

to place it before ster

Qajesty's

Minister in China.

together

PETUSSUNDERE!!

A

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