CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 72

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especially when the means at disposal of the Chinese are so limited and insignificant as reported at present.

14. At the same time, I have evidently seen that the actual reported piracies are not imaginary. Piracy is lifting its head, and cases are again becoming more numerous, whilst almost nothing is done to repress them by the Naval Representatives of Foreign Powers or by the Chinese Authorities. I therefore transmit this information to Her Majesty's Government, because it would seem that some procedure other than that supposed to be sketched in the existing Admiralty Instructions, of which I enclose a copy, is required to correct an evil which under other auspices had been put down, but which is now increasing so seriously as to hamper native commerce with this place.

15. Of course, it is quite impossible for the Governor of this Colony to sanction as a regular system expeditions such as those which, at comparatively trifling cost, I have allowed for the purpose of testing the fact whether pirates are not infesting our neighborhood. To give members of the Police Force leave of absence so that

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14 especially when the means at disposal of the Chinese are so limited and insignificant as reported at present. 14. At the same time, I have evidently seen that the actual reported piracies are not imaginary. Piracy is lifting its head, and cases are again becoming more numerous, whilst almost nothing is done to repress them by the Naval Representatives of Foreign Powers or by the Chinese Authorities. I therefore transmit this information to Her Majesty's Government, because it would seem that some procedure other than that supposed to be sketched in the existing Admiralty Instructions, of which I enclose a copy, is required to correct an evil which under other auspices had been put down, but which is now increasing so seriously as to hamper native commerce with this place. 15. Of course, it is quite impossible for the Governor of this Colony to sanction as a regular system expeditions such as those which, at comparatively trifling cost, I have allowed for the purpose of testing the fact whether pirates are not infesting our neighborhood. To give members of the Police Force leave of absence so that

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15.

especially when the means at disposal

of the Chiops

so limited and in

for at contemptible as reported at

present.

14. At the same time I have

-eleovely shein that the actual reported

Waded aMU

not imaginary. Pimey

its head and cases are

sagain lifting it's head sind

becoming

more numerous,

whilst

almost nothing is done to repress them by the Naval Representatives of Foreign Powers or by the Chinese Authorities. I therefore, transmit

information to Her Majesty's Government, because as it would procedure

this

seem that some other

than that supposed to be sketched

in the existing Admiralty Instructions

EnclosureNo 2. of

which Senclose.

Copy, is required

to correct an evil which under other

auspices had been put down, but

which is

now

increasing so seriously.

as to hamper Native Commerce. with this place. 15. Of

Course it is

Of course

quite

impossible for the Governor of this Colony to sanction as a such cxpeditio

Bystern, expeditions as those which at comparatively trifting cost I have: llowed for the purpose of testing

the fact whether Divales

not infesting

our

av or AME

neighborhood

agrein's To give members of the Police Force leave of absence so that

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