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I had made arrangements made for the British Government of - the continuing this Settlement and I need need only here repeat my hope that they will meet the approbation of Her Majesty's Government
After that Despatch (A Duplicate of which has been transmitted under a flying Seal to the Governor General of India) was closed, I received a representation from the different Police Departments (and more especially from the Chief Magistrate who had about Eighty five Prisoners - under his charge in the Jail, which Convinced me that it was indispensably necessary to make some provision for Medical advice.
I therefore wrote to Captain Thomas Herbert, R.N., the Senior Naval Officer, who has kindly placed the services of Doctor Winchester, Supernumerary Assistant Surgeon, who had just arrived from England in the ship North Star at my disposal.
I have assigned to him a Salary of one hundred and fifty Company's Rupees per month - and thirty Rupees per mensem for Medicines until a supply of the latter can be procured from Calcutta.
I have to solicit your Lordship's sanction to this additional charge in the general expenses of the Island of St Helena, "Hong", and trust that your Lordship will believe, that in all I have done in this Place (and of which I shall submit a detailed Report in due time) I have had but one motive, that of promoting the honour and advantage
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