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General
I was
19/2/20
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Endorsed on
The Merchant
Application that I had
Si... doption
b
offer to the
proposed detention.
If I had wanted as
Governor of the Colony
to
dition the trail Stamer
the
in course.
which I should
have followed would have been to issue
instructions to that effect
to the Senior Naval officer
whose
it would then have been his duty to make the necessary arrangements with The Company's Agent and the Admiralty about or board the vessel,
and I should at
once have reported the
Circumstances under which
Such an
order had been
issued by
me
for your
information and
approval.
But as I have stated
The Steamer "Emir"
Explained, was not detained
by my order, but
by ...