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accommodation for sleeping or adequate protection against the weather. Newly shelf, the expense of maintaining the "Victoria", however useful and suitable, seems too great for the meager resources of the Colony, and therefore this Government must be content to make the best of that which is less suitable.
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The Victoria has of late been much used for sailing round the Island and visiting the various Chinese Revenue Stations in the neighborhood. There is little doubt but that her frequent cruises and the occasional interchange of friendly communication with the better class of Chinese Officials have contributed to diminish the unwarrantable molestation of fair traders in our neighborhood so frequently resorted to for purposes of squeezing by the Canton Customs, and Salt Cruisers. The Victoria has also increased, by her cruises, the general protection of commerce against attacks by boats from the Mainland, which of late have been more frequent than during the previous 2 years. In addition, she has enabled the Harbor Master and his Staff to maintain a very complete, because leisurely, supervision of the various Harbor Stations established round...
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accommodation for sleeping or adequate protection against the weather. Newe- shelf, the expense of maintaining the "Victoria "," however useful and sintable, seems too great for the maided.) -resources of the Colony, and therefore
this Government must be content to make the best of that which if les
suitable
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The Victoria has of late been much wed for sailing round the Bland and visiting the varions I Chinese Revenue Stations in the neighborhood. There is little doubt. but that her frequent crmises and the occasional interchange of friendly : communication with the better class
of Chisme Ormisers have contributed
to diminish the
unwarrantable
molestation of fair traders in our
neighborhood so frequently
-frequency resorted
to for purposes of squeezing by the Letin, Crotams, and Salt Cruisers. The Victoria has also increased;
by her crises the general protection of commerce
small privatioal
agamist attacks by
beate from the Mainland, which of
late
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than during the previons 2. years. In addition she has mabled the Harbor Master and his Staff to
maintain
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very complete because
leisurely supervision of the
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Marbor Stations established round)
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