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liver follow, under the Maritime Cucus, are muk
wurilolont
hup traff
regulation Ol cupervision of shippin
t
and the waicipal Folie Foress cannot, of coUESO,
In the conori chip on
opasting trade, it is the practice for a thorough
search to be made by the ship's ££leere just before
leaving pur how to the detection a
or unauthorhood po
calnouo pokoengers are cot
mocopted unions guaranteed, and are carried when
treasure in hippo umi nine are equippod
cana guaran
in the case of the Indo-China Steam Savigation
Company, whose wharves are in the International
Zettlement, on the departure of South sound coasting
vasnela Municipal Police eunatables are pustea at
the whares to search intending passengers and prevent
passengers boarding without a ticket.
In the case of the Cala Aisation Company.
whuse whart
are in who arench Conoonsion, tho
Company's own Chinese detectives vizit the
eteasere before selling to look for any doubtful
ch«racters on board, and this Company's fieatsin
linors are
appli
bo Low tho
In my opinion it is not fousible to extend these
precautions without imposing undue restrictions on
shipping and the remedy should be sought in action
against the pirates and their bases rather than in any
impliei recognition of piracy as a normal risk afiseting
the apparuuson radiatan Irun into porta
I have, ato.. (ord) 3.Barton.
Consal-Jeneral,
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