CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 459

Down

24

absolute

lin a

matter

g

Kind

bout I

disposed

6

Rat

in

Lave

rule

th

Clam

HONG KONG.

CONFIDENTIAL.

The particular

in question

request of

General

reasonable

That

$2

accaded

#

was

one

the

Consul

and

bermission

properly

given..

3. It affears to me

Rat

Sou2.

when

Such

must

made

application

cavida

Landing g

a

him.

how the

number of

COVERNOR

Sir,

Downing Street,

June, 1909.

456

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Confidential despatch of the 29th of 'arch forwarding a copy of a letter addressed to e Colonial Secretary by the Consul General for the United States of America at Hong Kong as to the landing of a "patrol" on duty to look after American sailors who might mis- behave.

I do not think it is possible to lay down an absolute rule in a matter of this kind, but I am disposed to think that in the particular case in que tion, the request of the Consul General was a reasonable one, and that the permission accorded was properly given.

3.

It appears to me that the Governor when such

an application is made to hin, must consider how the landing of a number of seamen may affect la.. and order in the Colony, nd how far the police forces at is disposel could insure good order with the least risk of friction. Te may authorize the landing of a party, ano decline a patrol on the round that his own police can do what is necessary; or he may refuse to allow the landing because, where a large number are coming on shore he feels that he cannot control either them or

80.,

SIR F. D. LUGARD, 7.C.

kc., c.

,C.

.D.S.0.,

the