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I am a Colonial Officer book here - "must in the present be abandoned."
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Your Lordship appears to have received my last Despatches. Despatch 19 of April 10, and Despatches 45 and 46 of last May for you as constituting the Report which Mr. Ardwell in a Despatch of last December had directed me to transmit on various subjects connected with Piracy and the means of its suppression.
I did not arrive here till the last March, and as shown from the first by my Despatches, I was feeling my way round and embracing the action of Government. From time to time I reported progress as I felt my way in a strange place and under unusual circumstances.
Nevertheless, I was far from exposing myself qualified so early to decide absolutely on the feasibility of any general scheme, more especially one entailing expenses, which demanded consideration in conjunction with the financial position of the Colony - a matter of difficult adjustment - requiring comprehensive yet prudent handling.
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I found grave financial difficulties. Therefore, I had no intention...
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