b. and as
Under these circumstances, therefore,
The instructions in question framed with what
war.. supposed
here to be competent naval and Engineering advice I infer that the difficulty in securing for similar requisition as such subjects the interpretation I intended to be placed on them by their framers, is such
more
as to render all
satisfactory and reassuring,
Your Lordship's decision that in future such requisition when found, or supposed to be impracticable, should be referred back for further instructions
7.
In the meantime, however,
The Engines and the large Boiler have
arrived, and as there is
no
reasonable
probability of their being saleable to other parties, it is clear that something must be done at once
I wish
to prevent deterioration and ultimate loss of this valuable property. I have, therefore, found myself, as anticipated in my despatch No. 786 of the 20th July last,
compelled to act in the matter
on my own responsibility
The "Victoria" is
no longer maintained by the Colony, because on receipt of Your Lordship's dispatch No. 168 of the 8th October last,
I gave
The Master and Crew a month's notice and paid them off on the 13th instant when they had moved the vessel to the Docks at Whampoa, where she