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Superintendent of Police to Colonial Secretary.

N£95

(Copy)

Police Department,

Victoria, Honghong

th

277 August, 1862.

Sir,

In reply to

your

letter No.562

of yesterday's date

requiring information

as to the detention of Opium belonging

to Mt Sherard on

board the Ship

"Tropic", I beg leave to explain for the information of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government tiral since the Police have taken charge of that vessel, considerable expenses have

been incurred, in

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ships disbursements for wages and provisions to seamen, necessary for the care and security of the Ship, also in the detention of the berate and Clerk whose evidence cus

of the utmost importance on the part of the prosecution of AWt. Stanford, the accounts of those expenses are -- in the hands of the Allomey. General

With reference to those expensed

the Allomey General instructed

me

oir

r w

account to deliver

goods until the parties should

agree to pay.

their proportion

the Mercantile

of such cxpenses

Bank and Mr. Colah agreed