CO129-325 - Public Offices & Others - 1904 — Page 223

Any further communication should be Laidressed to a

THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, (MARINE DEPARTMENT).

And the following letter and number should be quoted :---

M.

13012

Telegraphic Address.

BOARD TRADE, MARINE,

LONDON.

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MARINE DEPARTMENT? SEP

7, WHITEHALL GARDENS,

LONDON, S.W.

12th September, 1904

sir,

93083

I am directed by the Board of Tradeto acknow-

ledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th faatant en-

closing a Draft of an Ordinance proposed to be substitut-

ed for the Hong Kong "Junks Ordinance 1902" and asking

for the views of this Department thereon.

In reply, the Board of Trade desire me to re-

quest you to be ao good as to state to Mr Secretary

Lyttelton that in their opinion it would be advantageous

if all vessels of the class referred to in the Draft

Ordinance could be made to comply with the requirements

of the International Regulations as regards lights.

If,

however, the local authorities are satisfied that this is

impracticable, the Board cannot object to the arrangement

now proposed, but they desire me to point out that the re

appears to be some doubt whether the Draft Ordinance is

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

BC