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British trades established through long years of patient effort yet when and in so far as the Imperial need is the greater some ships can and must be spared.

9.

The Committee wish in this connection to draw

attention to the appointment of Colonel Thomson. They consider

it essential that the representative of the Bhipping Controller should be an experienced shipping man and that he should as far as possible remain on the China Coast, where alone he can study and understand the conditions peculiar to that coast. The Committee have been unofficially informed that Colonel Thomson has very considerable experience of shipping; but he has hitherto conducted operatione from India. The result would

seem to be somewhat unfortunate from the point of view of Hong kong, judging by the case of the Hongkong-Calcutta run. In

1914 the British India and the Indo-China Lines had each eight vessels on that run, At the present day the British India Line retain three vessels against the Indo-China Line's one,

and the Controller has recently taken the Indo-China boat

"Chaksang", which has been specially built for the rum; whereas in the opinion of the Committee one of the British India toate would be more suitable for Imperial purposes. The Committee

ask that no further ships may, if possible, be taken until

Colonel Thomson has had time to review the situation on the

spot. The Committee suggest that in any event Lieutenant

01 dman should remain adviser to the Admiralty and that Mr.

Sutherland and Mr. Nuttall or his substitute should be appoint-

-ed as Colonel Thomson's local representatives.

10.

The Committee hope that their representations will

not be read as indicating an obstructionist policy. They most

emphatically realise that the Imperial needs are paramount,

that the Colony must do the utmost in its power, irrespective

But they do

of private interests, to further the common end.

and

think,