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transportation and prenal servitude, and stating that the Government of the onghing would willingly incur the expense of then custody and sustenance
over and above the value
of
their labor-
and would defray the charge of transport.
2.
that after
of
In reply, I am desired to inform you
communicating with the Superintendent
Port Blair, Heis Excellency the Governor-
General in torneil fears that the great-
Expense attending the conditions undered
the
dangerous charader
of
the
necessary by convicto whom it is proposed to transport, and by the general difficulties of the measure, will prove an insuperable bur to its adoption
an
3.
experiment.
in bouncil Considers to be indispensable are,
1. That the Chinese convicto should be kept wholly
a part from the remainder of the Convicts and at-a
separate outpost.
II.
That the maximum number of convicts sent
should not exceed 2.50 or 300 men.
JTC.
That
for this number
an addition of vert leas
than 40 men to the European Greard of the dettement
would be absolutely necessary, and the entertaiment
of 1 native overseer on 80 Ro
month, and I
a
tnative assistant overseer in be 40 per month
100 Convicts, or for any
broken number less per 100 than 100 would be also requisite.
even as
IV.
The conditions which in consultation with
the Superintendent of Port Blair. He is to cellene
is probable also that a native Drefer at least, if not a native Doctor, and some hospital
and other similar Establishments would
be wanted as well as an extra bout's crew.
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