CO129-238 - Governor Des Voeus - 1888 [7-8] — Page 94

Sub-Enclosure to Enclosure 1d 92

Inspector Feveral of Chinver Arstone to the Dingli Yaman.

(@py.) Translation

from Chinese

In the

1868

I had the

year

honour to receive Y. E . instructions authorizing the application of seven ten the of the tonnage dues to the Construction and maintenance of Light houses and such means of fucilitating navigation. Since then- lights have been placed in more than eight places, more than sixty beacons

have been constructed, and more

There

than sixty buoys have been fixed. are in charge of the light 150 and more Chinese and 600 and more,

more foreigners. Quat satisfaction has been expressed: by travellers and merchants with the. ssccessful. result of these works. Rut there are still a certain number of dangerous spots. adjacent

necessary

leao

the coast or in the

where it is

that means

nery should be

fonico.