CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868 — Page 36

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18th May, addressed to Ford Stauley,

and on which he has asked their

Lindships opinion.

to the prot

With reference question, that a Register of

Chiese

Junks be kept by Chinese officials,

My Fords consider that there caube

no

question of the value of a reliable Register, and that

Showing

if regular papers,

the true Port to which

the vessel belonged, were fier

to each chips, registered and numbered, it would facilitate

sesiels ofwar

the duties of any Imployed to suppress Pracy.

My bonds notice that the Vice-Roy

at Canton maintains that the Chinese

Regulations already provide for this,

which

and also specify the number and description of guns adirah each this may carry."

Governor for Richard Brac demell, to his memorandum of the 24th. Fesy last, is of opinion that if such a Code Exists, it is practically

ateyjance.

to

si

If any pussure on the part of Foreign Powers could procure

the practical operations of mich

Measures my

hords would at

Bree

My