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much at heart as the Vice Admiral or the Governor.

Yesterday I received a Despatch from His Excellency in which, after referring to the Proclamation decreeing the disarmament of fishing boats and the protests lodged against the measure, he proposes as a measure to preliminarily register the fishing boats, enrolling them in groups with a chief manager to each whose duty it shall be strictly to watch them; guarantee to be at the same time a valid given by the said managers and deposited in the hands of the authorities and in the event of any act of piracy being committed, the manager to be held solely responsible; and that he has given orders for the drafting of the necessary Rules in proper form and detail, which, on being laid before him, he will communicate to His Excellency the Governor.

I see in the readiness with which the Viceroy accepted the proposition of a total disarmament an earnest desire on his part to remedy the evil complained of; but that the means of effecting this should be ...

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much at heart as the Vice Admiral or the Governor. Yesterday I received a Despatch from His Excellency in which, after referring to the Proclamation decreeing the disarmament of fishing boats and the protests lodged against the measure, he proposes as a measure to preliminarily register the fishing boats, enrolling them in groups with a chief manager to each whose duty it shall be strictly to watch them; guarantee to be at the same time a valid given by the said managers and deposited in the hands of the authorities and in the event of any act of piracy being committed, the manager to be held solely responsible; and that he has given orders for the drafting of the necessary Rules in proper form and detail, which, on being laid before him, he will communicate to His Excellency the Governor. I see in the readiness with which the Viceroy accepted the proposition of a total disarmament an earnest desire on his part to remedy the evil complained of; but that the means of effecting this should be ... 587
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much at heart as the Vice Admiral or the Governor. Yesterday I received а Despatch from His Excellency in which, after referring to the Proclamation decreeing the disarmament of fishing pents and the protests lodged, against the measure, he proposes as a measure to preliminary register the fishing boats, en- а - solling them in groups with chief manager to each whose duty it shall be stuitly to watch them; guarantee to be at the same time a valid given by the said managers 587 and deposited in the hands of the authauties and in the event of any act of piracy being committed, the manager to be held solely responsible; and that be has givers orders for the drafting of the necessary Rules in proper form and detail, which, on being laid before him, he will communicate His Excellency the Governor see in the readings will douttles with which the Viceroy accepted the proposition of a total dis= on armament an earnest desire his part to remedy the wil complamed of; but that the of effecting this shouts means be and
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much at heart as the Vice Admiral or the Governor.

Yesterday I received

а

Despatch from His Excellency in which, after referring to the Proclamation decreeing the disarmament of fishing pents and the protests lodged, against the measure, he proposes

as a

measure

to

preliminary register the fishing boats, en-

а

- solling them in groups with

chief manager to each whose duty it shall be stuitly to watch them; guarantee to be at the same

time

a valid

given by the said managers

587

and deposited in the hands of the authauties and in the event

of any

act of piracy being committed, the manager to be held solely responsible; and that be has givers orders for the drafting of the necessary Rules in proper form and detail, which, on being laid before him, he will communicate His Excellency the Governor see in the readings

will douttles with which the Viceroy accepted

the proposition of a total dis=

on

armament an earnest desire

his part to remedy the wil complamed of; but that the

of effecting this shouts

means

be

and

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