CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 76

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True no adequate reason for not leaving of to those Offices, with sanction the Chinese Government; the responsibility of always deciding in the first instance when to take action or not. Possibly those Officers may not be conscious to prompt. those Officers may have such responsibility imposed on them, but I submit it is a matter of necessity, and is as highly expedient, as I believe it inexpedient, judging from the past, to leave similar discretion in such matters with Junior Naval Officers.

I respectfully submit that in the attempt to retrieve the error of leaving too much to Junior Officers formerly, something like an oversight has been committed in leaving secretly discretion to Officers of any rank, including the Admirals and Commodore's rank.

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With a view to rendering more complete the information, which I am transmitting, I forward a report recently received from the Harbor Master's Department, showing how little care is taken by the Chinese Authorities in seeing their Regulations vide Colony observed as to carriage of Stink pots on board trading vessels.

Enclosure No. 2. Sec. br.

Enclosure No.3.

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23. 75 True no adequate reason for not leaving of to those Offices, with sanction the Chinese Government; the responsibility of always deciding in the first instance when to take action or not. Possibly those Officers may not be conscious to prompt. those Officers may have such responsibility imposed on them, but I submit it is a matter of necessity, and is as highly expedient, as I believe it inexpedient, judging from the past, to leave similar discretion in such matters with Junior Naval Officers. I respectfully submit that in the attempt to retrieve the error of leaving too much to Junior Officers formerly, something like an oversight has been committed in leaving secretly discretion to Officers of any rank, including the Admirals and Commodore's rank. 20. With a view to rendering more complete the information, which I am transmitting, I forward a report recently received from the Harbor Master's Department, showing how little care is taken by the Chinese Authorities in seeing their Regulations vide Colony observed as to carriage of Stink pots on board trading vessels. Enclosure No. 2. Sec. br. Enclosure No.3.
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23.

75

True no adequate

reason.

on for not leaving

of

to those Offices, with sanction the Chinese Government; the responsibility of always deciding

in the first instance when to ticke

t

action or

not. Possibly

not be unscious to

prompt. those Officers may have such responsibility imposed

them, but I submit it is a matter of necessity, and is as highly expedient, as I believe it inexpedient, judging from the past, to leave similar

discretion in such matters with

Junior Nuval Officers. Irespectfully submit that in the attempt to-- retrieve the error.

of leaving too.

much to Junior Officers formerly,

Enclosure No3.

something

thing like an oversight has

been committed in leaving secreely

discretion to Officers of

any

the Admirals and Commodore's

ranki

20.

With

ار جاگ

rendering,

More

a view to

complete the

information, which I am transmitting, I forward

report recently received from the Harbor Master's Departm

Ament

shewing how little care is taken by the Chinese Authorities in seeing their

ouvw

Regulation s Vide Colony observed as to carriage of Stink pols

Erebosure

No 2. Sec. br.

on board of truding vessels. This is a matter of some consequence

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