CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868 — Page 375

the event of a vessel carrying

Trase for both the

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Northern

more than the

Armament of

and

Southern Ports,

as also

to

the Vessel allowed by law,

C:

the respective Governors General

.

however, it becomes the duty

of the two Kwang

and Fukien

to take into consideration the

of Chinese Officials to find

means of discovering and

punishing offenders-

question of taking steps to

prohibit the over-armament

of Junks / and instructing

The Yamen has in consequence of the

British Ministers' despatch written

on the Subject of armament as

also that of the necessity for ships papers be to the

Minister Superintendent of

Trade

as their plans are drawn

formed to

them as soon

have been

drawn up

a Code of regulations

and report thereon (to Peking)

The Yamen

in the meantime

as in duty bound write for

the

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