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reported to the nearest Commandant or local official. Should

the charge be proven, the offender shall bo immediately run-

ished on the spot. Passengers onbarking without presenting

themselves for inspection and by other means than the ferry,

will be regarded as pirates and handed ovor to the loosl

officials to be dealt with.

7.

Intending passengers shall embark by the ferry in a body and

not by twos and threes. But should the number of such passong-

ers be excessive they may embark in parties, at the discretion

of the officer in charge of the port guardboat.

8. The institution of such ferry-boats at Canton would, however,

easily lead to confusion on account of the number of wharves

in that exceptionally populous contre, Accordingly, Chung Liu

Ti Chu to the East, Nan Shih Tou to the Yost, and Hus Ti Kou

to the North West of the city have been selected, es points

which vessels rust pass, and the Commandant of the Chung Liu

Ti Chu fort, the Commandant of the Gan Shih Ton fort, and the

Commandant of the Chiang An Division respectively have boon

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