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15th instant, Enclosure Eo 3,states that the Viceroy at a personal interview with him denies having made the above

adrission. I therefore considered a it expedient to

address to His Excellency the despatch dated the 21st

instant, ühelosure 4.

I have now the honour to state that,subaequent to the "Sainas" piracy and previous to the receipt of your gonfi- dontiel despatches to which reference has already been

nade, a provisional and tentative soheme having as ita

object the suppression of the frequent ziraoies in thece watero wan discussed by the former Viceroy Ta'en, Admiral Li, the Commissioner of Onstors and mysalg. The broad basin thoro of wee that the number of calling stations in the inland

watero,while of sufficient number to meet the requiremonts of trade,should be limited; that parsonger depoto should he established at each of those pligen; that paanongera and their baggage should be examined for arms at k these depots previous to embarkation; that passengers should he conveyed from the depots to the launches only in licensed simpano; and that no passengers should be orbarked at any places other than those with depots attsahed, two soldiers being deputed to each launch to see that the above conditions

were carried out. On first learning from you that of the viera of Hie Hajesty's Government that a competent ayston of Water Police in armed launches officerad by and under the control of the Imperial Maritime Customs rould afford the best guarantee against the repeated piracies in these vators,it neomed to me that the establishment of theXE denote at the various calling stations would materially

facilitato