CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 49

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unanimous opinion of ship owners and officers that the Guards could and should be dispensed with from the ships.

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POLI CE SVARCHTS. The searching and examination of passenger a embarking on vessels about to leave the colony is a proper function of the polios. The Police searches however are inadequate. mmber of ouses of ships which have been pirated by passengers who

Coastal and River steamers embarked with their arms is well known.

are frequently in Hongkong for 12 hours at a time and during the whole of this time cargo and bagr-ge is being discharged and loaded. The ship's officers cannot possibly be expected to search the people who are constantly coming and, oing yet the police only come on duty on the various wharves some two to three hours before

It is submitted that an adequate number the ship is due to suil. of police should be on duty on the wharves the whole time, also that the Water Police should be strengthened and provided with additional suitable Harbour craft to be used in supervising and examining passengers embarking on vessels in the stream. present Police supervision and examination of such passengers is hopelessly inadequate. This doubtless will entail a considerable increase in the strength of the police force and consequently

increased expense.

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It le submitted however that it is as much the

duty of the Government to protect life and property on board ship by taking precautionary messure whilst ships are in port se it is

to protect life and property ashore.

WHAMHOA TO CANTON. Owing to the allting up of the Tai Mel Barrier a number of vessels have to be lightened at hampoa and the cargo

Bo taken out has to be carried from thence to Canton in native

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The greatest difficulties are being expe.ienced in inducing

the owners of native creft to carry such cargoes owing to their

fear of pirates.

The relations of course cannot apply to such craft and the

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