2. You will observe that Sir W. Vernon Harcourt thinks it impossible to secure an officer for this duty, without further particulars as to the nature of the industries to which the labour of the convicts can be turned with advantage, and he suggests the possibility
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3. I have to approve of the appointments mentioned in your desp. under reply, consequent on the resignation of Mr. Thomas Cole, 2nd Head Turnkey in the Gaol.
I ... of finding a suitable person amongst the soldiers in garrison in the Colony, or the sailors of the fleet or of merchant vessels visiting the port.