the passage money due for "Ariel" but did not press the claim of
transport of the men
on the
this Colony for the $100 expended for passage of the men in the Chinese Junk from the scene of their first wreck. –
I think it right therefore to request Your Lordship's instructions in this matter. This Government has defrayed with pleasure the cost of the maintenance and clothing, &c. of the men whilst here, and I trust your Lordship will sanction that expenditure. It appears to me
however that all other
expenses
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should more properly fall on the
Imperial Government, as similar
Cases may
now
become
more numerous
that we hope to
more
see
the
frequently
Japanese Flag in these waters, and it would be well to arrange by whom such contingent expenses should be borne.
I have the honour to be, Your Lordship's, most obedient Servant,
Robert Franks
Governor.