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you will inform His Grace the Duke of Newcastle that at the time the letter from this Board of the 20th ultimo was written they had not
observed that one
Junks was
only of
the five
employed for the
R
conveyance of the Master and Crew -
and that the other was
solely
employed for the conveyance of the
passengers of the "Ardville" who appear to have been Chinese Emigrants.
Under these circumstances and
as the sum paid, viz $1000 was
equally divided between the owners
Lords are of
of the Junks
My
opinion