20, but 2 from the various parts of the colony too far apart to admit of his doing great justice, he thought, the character of the men being notorious and there being nothing of a political nature in the charges against them, there would be difficulty in the Colonial Authorities following a course taken on previous occasions, simply deporting them, branding them over to his neighbours on suspicion of being bad characters.
I did not think it desirable to furnish him with the details of the supposed offences committed by the men in question as given by the Superintendent of Police, but you will notice that the information His Excellency furnishes in regard to them tallies with it in a number of instances.
I have … large … 87) Chal. Alabaster Moncur.
P.S. Please return the original despatch which is forwarded herewith.
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