The Commissioners unanimously) recommend (1) that the Government should endeavour to induce the authorities of coast ports to make searching more effective, and continue to press for the ce-operation Jof Chinese authorities to deal with! the evil ashore: should effective cooperation be withheld, the Commissioners consider that His Majesty's Government would amply justified in taking independent action for the exters known pirate strongholds as a com-[mon international duty; (2) necessity of patrolling by the Navy'
rivers along the coast, and, specially, Bias Bay; (3) rescission fof the whole of the Piracy Prevention Regulations, the following regulations to be brought to the notice of owners:—
(A) The bridge should be protected by grilles and dodgers, with guards stationed at the entrances; (B) Subsidiary grilles should be provided isolating officers' and] first class cabins as far ar possible:
Careful attention should the arrangement of} lights to assist in defence, system of alarm bells and a plan to concentrate all Europeans on an alarm being sounded;
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