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Appendix L

Copy of letter dated 7th December 1926 from Secretary, Sunning Piracy Com- mission to the H.K. General Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the China Coast Officers' Guild, and the Marine Engineers' Guild of China, Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd.. Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, Messrs. Douglas Lapraik & Co., Ltd., the Hong Kong Cantor & Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., and the Chinese shipowners in Hong Kong.

Gentlemen,

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

HONG KONG, 7th December, 1926.

Sunning Piracy Commission.

I am directed by the Commissioners appointed by His Excellency the Governor on 2nd December, 1926, for the purpose of conducting an enquiry into Anti Piracy measures to request you to be good enough to furnish them with your views on the Piracy Prevention Ordinance Regulations at present in force.

2. Whilst inviting criticism of these Regulations the Commissioners particularly desire to receive any suggestions which you may wish to put forward for the improve- ment of existing conditions, whether such suggestions are directly connected with the- Regulations or not.

3. It would be convenient if in your reply you would be so good as to nominate a witness or witnesses who would elaborate it orally as may be required.

4. I am to request the favour of a reply at the earliest possible date.

5. A copy of the Piracy Prevention Ordinance Regulations is enclosed herewith.

I am,

etc.

A, G. GRANTHAM,

CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Secretary.

HONG KONG, 11th January, 1927.

A. G. GRANTHAM, Esq.,

Sir,

Secretary,

Sunning Piracy Commission.

Sunning Piracy Commission.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th Decem- ber, 1926, inviting this Chamber's criticisms on the Piracy Prevention Regulations at present in force, and I am directed to state that whilst appreciating the opportunities thus afforded, my Committee do not consider it necessary to go again into the question which has been so fully dealt with by representatives of this Chamber on the Piracy Regulations Committee in their Minority Report to the Government in 1925.