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9.
letters were at once sent to Mr Smale the
Attorney General, with a request that he
would advise on
the subject.
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On the 25th and 29th July Mr Pauncefotë
also addressed the Government urging Similar
claims, and these letters were also submitted
to the Attorney General.
10.
5th
The Attorney General on the 54
of August returned Mr. Pauncefote's Letters
and one
of
Mr Pollard's, and in his-
reply he states_ "The Crown has
no
right
"to dispose of goods which were not the "property of the convict but merely stored "On board the Chop" (Receiving ship), and again "My advice is that the applicants "be informed that the Crown cannot "'interfere in any way.'
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In closures haveafter noted
11.
Upon
345
the
receipt of
this opinion
J
directed, with a view to ascertaining what was
the nature and extent of the property in- question and in whose custody it was, letters to be written to the Acting. Sheriff Captain Superintendent of Police..
12.
and the
The Captain Superintendent also sent
in a statiment Shewing that certain opium
part of that on board the "Tropic" had been delivered by him between the 24th June--
the 2nd July, and he enclosed Copy
and
of
the opinion of the Attorney General upon which he acted on that occasion.
Heaving obtained the information
13.
I required
and acting
on
the advice of the
Attorney General, I directed the Captain: Superintendent to deliver the property
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