CO129-553-3 Anti-piracy measures 7-3-1935 - 4-11-1935 — Page 41

upon

(a) the fitting of adequate grilles;

(b) the provision of efficient guards;

(၁)

the provision of an efficient W/T

apparatus of adequate power and

a fully qualified operator who

hould be employed full time

on this duty.

Foreign-owned ships would be eligible to apply

it is thought,

for these certificates which/would probably

best be issued by the Government of Hong Kong

and the Consul-General at Shanghai.

Inspection

would be obligatory before a certificate was

granted, and the cost of the scheme would

have to be borne in some way or other by the

Companies.

3.

separate from and

This system would be/supplementary to

in

in anyway

and would not take the place, the ordinary

Board of Trade certificates

4.

Before the matter is discussed here

with the commercial interests concerned, I

should like to be assured that such a system

would be considered in all respects practicable

by