CO129-145 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [6-9] — Page 73

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of my enforcing

to the necessity of

a mon sûingent observanc

of the Stequiation from which

you

will see his Xxcellency is prepared to

for that

take the requisite measures purpose, and requests the same may

be

be Communicated

fir

the

information of this Excellency. The Lieutenant Bovernor I may perhaps be permitted to observe that I do not myself attack that importance to the propesion of Stink Pol's which is generally apumed, and I think stringent measures for their suppresion - will be difficult to carry out and likely to lead to emberrasments; when a piratical can approach a

understand t

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hot and M

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trading junk near enough to throw of these implements on her dick

one

good

As

losk, and past

chan the latter is as

making any resistance.

Total disarmament is

X

the

only

bring about the

remedy which can complete suppression of Piracy, and that under present circumstances, it would be both inexpedient and indeed imposibice

to effect. for unless a Government is prepared to guarantee safely and immunity, from piratical attacks to vesels traversing it coasts, it has no right deprive them of means of defence.

I have A

b

(Signed) J. B. Robertion,

Consul.

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