CO129-342 - Governor Lugard & Public Offices - 1907 [11-12] — Page 173

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to police the waterways, and to co-operate with the Land Authorities.

The Waiwupu had in respect of the first recognised the obligation and directed the Viceroy to settle the matter, which he declined to do. They had also concurred in the proposal to place a certain number of Cruisers, properly found, and under control of Foreigners of the Imperial Maritime Customs on the river. Positive assurances to this effect had been given by the Grand Secretary to His Majesty's Minister at Peking, and the Waiwupu had assured him that the necessary funds would be found by the Revenue Council. The local Viceroy, however, declined to recognise the orders of the Waiwupu, and placed 14 new launches of a cheap and ineffective kind upon the river, withdrawing at the same time some 70 guard boats, with their guards. His remedy therefore left matters in a worse state than they were before with the result that (owing to anticipated bad crops in the district) a worse recrudescence of Piracy was expected in the autumn.

This fear was as a matter of fact realised

16

6 piracies taking place in the single month of October.

3 In these circumstances the Minister suggested that a Naval demonstration and the possible seizure

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169 to police the waterways, and to co-operate with the Land Authorities. The Waiwupu had in respect of the first recognised the obligation and directed the Viceroy to settle the matter, which he declined to do. They had also concurred in the proposal to place a certain number of Cruisers, properly found, and under control of Foreigners of the Imperial Maritime Customs on the river. Positive assurances to this effect had been given by the Grand Secretary to His Majesty's Minister at Peking, and the Waiwupu had assured him that the necessary funds would be found by the Revenue Council. The local Viceroy, however, declined to recognise the orders of the Waiwupu, and placed 14 new launches of a cheap and ineffective kind upon the river, withdrawing at the same time some 70 guard boats, with their guards. His remedy therefore left matters in a worse state than they were before with the result that (owing to anticipated bad crops in the district) a worse recrudescence of Piracy was expected in the autumn. This fear was as a matter of fact realised 16 6 piracies taking place in the single month of October. 3 In these circumstances the Minister suggested that a Naval demonstration and the possible seizure
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169 to police the waterways, and to co-operate with the Land Authorities. The Waiwupu had in respect of the first recognised the obligation and directed the Viceroy to settle the matter, which he declined to do. They had also concurred in the proposal to place a certain number of Cruisers, properly found, and under control of Foreigners of the Imperial Maritime Customs on the river. Positive assurances to this effect had been given by the Grand Secretary to His Majesty's Minister at Peking, and the Waiwupu had assured him that the necessary funds would be found by the Revenue Council. The local Viceroy, however, declined to recognise the orders of the Waiwupu, and placed 14 new launches of a cheap and ineffective kind upon the river, withdrawing at the same time some 70 guard boats, with their guards. His remedy therefore left matters in a worse state than they were before with the result that (owing to anticipated bad crops in the district) a worse recrudescence of Piracy was expected in the autumn. This fear was as a matter of fact realised 16 6 piracies taking place in the single month of October. 3 In these circumstances the Minister suggested that a Naval demonstration and the possible seizure
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to police the waterways, and to co-operate with the Land

Authorities.

The Waiwupu had in respect of the first

recognised the obligation and directed the Viceroy to

settle the matter, which he declined to do. They had also

concurred in the proposal to place a certain number of

Cruisers, properly found, and under control of Foreigners

of the Imperial Maritime Customs on the river. Positive

assurances to this effect had been given by the Grand

Secretary to His Majesty's Minister at Peking, and the

Waiwupu had assured him that the necessary funds would be

found by the Revenue Council. The local Viceroy, however,

declined to recognise the orders of the Waiwupu, and placed

14 new launches of a cheap and ineffective kind upon the

river, withdrawing at the same time some 70 guard boats,

with their guards. His remedy therefore left matters in a

worse state than they were before with the result that

(owing to anticipated bad crops in the district) a worse

recrudescence of Piracy was expected in the autumn.

This

fear was as a matter of fact realised

16

6 piracies taking

place in the single month of October.

3

In these circumstances the Minister

suggested that a Naval demonstration and the possible

seizure

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