CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 241

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with reasonable measures of self

protection en board, to make attempte

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at piracy from within too hazardous to

be attractive."

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11. In Kay a further despatch was received

from the Governor enclosing letters from the

Jommodore, Hang Kang, and the senior Naval Officer,

West River expressing the view that in order to

permit the abolition of the convoy system on the

Hon Bon Kongma and the Hong Kong - Canton

routes 9 fast, shallow draft, arved launches wETO required (1.0. 5 in addition to the 4 already provided,

which should also be replaced when practicable by

launches of a more suitable type.}

12. The Governor concurred in this recommendation

but repeated his view that "it is obviously not the đườ

of this Colony, even if it were within its power, te

provide armed launches, which are to operate in

hinese waters for the protection of Trade of all

nationalities.

13.

At the end of kay the Admiralty forwarded

a letter from the Commander in Chief China Station

and suggested a conference of the Departmenta

concerned,

The following is an extract from the

Commander in Chief's letter:-

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It will be observed that the

Jignatories of the - inority Report stress

the doctrine that the onus of piracy suppression

should rest entirely on the Navy, in other

words it may be said that they object to paying

out of their own pockets for the protection

of their own trade.

an Admiralty point of view