CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 262

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a proper policing of the River.

It is more than probable that this Company, out of regard for the safety of its Officers and Passengers will be obliged to carry an armed guard of Sikhs, and we would submit that in such a case it would only be right that the Provincial Government should pay for the upkeep of such armed force, and for any other contingent expenses forced upon this Company by the entire absence of any adequate (or otherwise) policing of the waterways which are open by Treaty to Foreign Trade.

We are &c.

(Signed.) Deacon & Co.
Agents.

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260 a proper policing of the River. It is more than probable that this Company, out of regard for the safety of its Officers and Passengers will be obliged to carry an armed guard of Sikhs, and we would submit that in such a case it would only be right that the Provincial Government should pay for the upkeep of such armed force, and for any other contingent expenses forced upon this Company by the entire absence of any adequate (or otherwise) policing of the waterways which are open by Treaty to Foreign Trade. We are &c. (Signed.) Deacon & Co. Agents.

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¡ * 260 a proper policing of the River. It is more than probable that this Company, out of regard for the safety of its Officers and Passengers will be obliged to carry an armed guard of Sikhs, and we would submiþ that in such a case it would only be right that the Provincial Government should pay for the upkeep of such armed force, and for any other contingent expenses forced upon this Company by the entire absence of any adequate ( or otherwise) policing of the waterways which are open by Treaty to Foreign Trade. We are &c. (Signed.) Deacon & Co." Agents."

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a proper policing of the River.

It is more than probable that this Company, out

of regard for the safety of its Officers and Passengers will

be obliged to carry an armed guard of Sikhs, and we would submiþ

that in such a case it would only be right that the Provincial

Government should pay for the upkeep of such armed force, and for

any other contingent expenses forced upon this Company by the

entire absence of any adequate ( or otherwise) policing of the

waterways which are open by Treaty to Foreign Trade.

We are &c.

(Signed.) Deacon & Co."

Agents."

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