CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12] — Page 216

vessel's

sets going and liming and an splundering theme in all dixctious, politioners have beceived much

injury from

them

ر

record :

These pirates if allowed to to be day after day there will be

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end to their depredations, and if

they

are not exterminated they will increase und your politimers

and others will not be able to come

to trade, and

again to the Coliny consequent by the scarcity of goods

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will cause loes to the shopkeepers

-

cre

there fore

here - Your petitioners compelled to join together

petition to pray that a Humer

may

be dispatched to apprehend and disperse the pirates

the waters.

prosper.

may

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theat

be

safe

und trade

And

your petitioners.

bound, &c.

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dely

Done Copy

Colonial secretary.