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I had made arrangements made for the British Government of - the continuing this Settlement and I need need only here repeat my hope that they will meet the approbation of Her Majesty's Government

After that Despatch (A Duplicate of which has been transmitted under a flying Seal to the Governor General of India) was closed, I received a representation from the different Police Departments (and more especially from the Chief Magistrate who had about Eighty five Prisoners - under his charge in the Jail, which Convinced me that it was indispensably necessary to make some provision for Medical advice.

I therefore wrote to Captain Thomas Herbert, R.N., the Senior Naval Officer, who has kindly placed the services of Doctor Winchester, Supernumerary Assistant Surgeon, who had just arrived from England in the ship North Star at my disposal.

I have assigned to him a Salary of one hundred and fifty Company's Rupees per month - and thirty Rupees per mensem for Medicines until a supply of the latter can be procured from Calcutta.

I have to solicit your Lordship's sanction to this additional charge in the general expenses of the Island of St Helena, "Hong", and trust that your Lordship will believe, that in all I have done in this Place (and of which I shall submit a detailed Report in due time) I have had but one motive, that of promoting the honour and advantage

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381 I had made arrangements made for the British Government of - the continuing this Settlement and I need need only here repeat my hope that they will meet the approbation of Her Majesty's Government After that Despatch (A Duplicate of which has been transmitted under a flying Seal to the Governor General of India) was closed, I received a representation from the different Police Departments (and more especially from the Chief Magistrate who had about Eighty five Prisoners - under his charge in the Jail, which Convinced me that it was indispensably necessary to make some provision for Medical advice. I therefore wrote to Captain Thomas Herbert, R.N., the Senior Naval Officer, who has kindly placed the services of Doctor Winchester, Supernumerary Assistant Surgeon, who had just arrived from England in the ship North Star at my disposal. I have assigned to him a Salary of one hundred and fifty Company's Rupees per month - and thirty Rupees per mensem for Medicines until a supply of the latter can be procured from Calcutta. I have to solicit your Lordship's sanction to this additional charge in the general expenses of the Island of St Helena, "Hong", and trust that your Lordship will believe, that in all I have done in this Place (and of which I shall submit a detailed Report in due time) I have had but one motive, that of promoting the honour and advantage ... NDE
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I had made

arrangements made for

the bivid Government of -

the ar Continuing this Settlement

and

I need

need only here

repeat my hope that they will meet

the approbation of Her Majesty'ś

Government

After that Deepatch (

A

Duplicate of which has been transmitisa

under a

flying

Leal to the Govenor

closed.

General of India ) was colex, I received a representation from the __ different Pattie Departments (and more especially from the Chief Magistrate who bo : about Eighty five Prisoners - under his charge in the Jail, which Convinced that it was indispensabiy

me

necessary to make lome provision for Medical advice..

I therefore wrote to

Captain

they

گفت

Captain

a

Captain bis Thomas Herbert M. I. B the Senior Naval Officer, who has kindly placed the services of Doctor Winchester Aupernumerary Attittant Pargeon, who

from England in 11 ship

disposal.

kad just just

arrived

North Star at

assigned

and

my

and

I have

to him a Salary of the hundred fifty Companys Rupees per month - and thirty Super per mensem for Medicin -ntil a cupply of the latter can be procured

Calcutta

from

I have to policit four Lordshipt Canction to this additional charge in the jeneral &.epences of the Island, of Stong. "Hong", and trust that your Lordship

b

will

believe, that in all. I have done in this Place

(and of which I thall submit a detailed

one

Report in due time) I have had but - motive, that of promoting the Stonor and

advantage

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