CO129-335 - Governor Nathan - 1906 [8-10] — Page 39

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a certain number of experiquerd foreigners to organise this police.

suggested that possibly my Government might Consrut to second a few officers from Burmah. It is Excellency denied that he was averse to employing foreigners, but said they were

so expenses. Could I tell him what pay they would requise. Funds to M

very

lov

and

he was

happing

on this

his wits end for revenar. (During the whole intärnio

string ).

qw's him qurt

be

WO

I said of course I could

no idea of the cost but I did not think it would be very great. He

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asked from his

to enquire, but it did not gather

that the

Manur

Ifusal teas

seriously made. Quially be prom and to write to hea detailing the steps he had hitherto taken querally for the suppression of piracy, and the further effort's be proposed to make for the future.

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A long discussion followed about precautions against robbers getting

board in Cha quise of passengers, Itis Excellency was

quard of

urgent that a Should be placed ou

Chuiere Soldiers

board foreign owned

Steamrts and Caunches; the owners paying

their wages of $6. per man.

that this was being dour

of nativi oward launches

He said

to the Carr

with the result

that they are rarely pirated. The mechod Employed, he said, was that the

launch

tourd

board

Cass of

a

without passengers passenger boat.

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