CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9] — Page 349

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9.

letters were at once sent to Mr Smale the

Attorney General, with a request that he

would advise on

the subject.

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On the 25th and 29th July Mr Pauncefotë

also addressed the Government urging Similar

claims, and these letters were also submitted

to the Attorney General.

10.

5th

The Attorney General on the 54

of August returned Mr. Pauncefote's Letters

and one

of

Mr Pollard's, and in his-

reply he states_ "The Crown has

no

right

"to dispose of goods which were not the "property of the convict but merely stored "On board the Chop" (Receiving ship), and again "My advice is that the applicants "be informed that the Crown cannot "'interfere in any way.'

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In closures haveafter noted

11.

Upon

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the

receipt of

this opinion

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directed, with a view to ascertaining what was

the nature and extent of the property in- question and in whose custody it was, letters to be written to the Acting. Sheriff Captain Superintendent of Police..

12.

and the

The Captain Superintendent also sent

in a statiment Shewing that certain opium

part of that on board the "Tropic" had been delivered by him between the 24th June--

the 2nd July, and he enclosed Copy

and

of

the opinion of the Attorney General upon which he acted on that occasion.

Heaving obtained the information

13.

I required

and acting

on

the advice of the

Attorney General, I directed the Captain: Superintendent to deliver the property

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