would object to having any of the vessels under his command
devoted to such
a service._ Should
therefore your Lordship
Jene
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the
of expense and the absence
of all means
of Communication between Hongkong and Labuan, consider that this mode of conveyance be desirable, I would
that th
with deference urge Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty be moved to issue
the
necessary
instructions to Pear
Admiral Austen on the subject.
5. Pending
Pending your Lordship's
reply, I shall detain in the folony
any Convicts that
may
be
sentenced to transportation. The delay occasioned thereby will be
practical importance,
A
no
as
च
we
have
now
here
190
only
one Conviet
under sentence of transportation,
and it will enable
me
to
accertain whether when they
aware
that
are
of
are
the description of Conviet.
likely to be sent to the Island, the Labran Authorities are still desirous of receiving them...
I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,
Mort Obedient
Stumble Servant,
A