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of the Proclamation issued on the 28th February.

3.

A vessel arrived from Singapore with gunpowder on board, and it's export prohibited, she found hence being no sale except for a small portion which was exported under permit on Certificate of sale to the Imperial Government of China. I thereupon caused a

4.

Communication to be made to the Government of the Straits Settlements (inclosed), but have as yet received no reply.

I observe that a like prohibition was contemplated by the Law Officers of the Crown in their Opinion of 9th December 1862, enclosed in your Brace's despatch above quoted. Information has also reached me of several vessels expected from Calcutta with Saltpetre or other Military Stores on board. On arrival here these articles will be unsaleable, and there will, if gunpowder be among them, be difficulty in storing them, and danger to be feared from them when stored within the City, for the Military Magazine is full and unable to receive them.

7.

To prevent further inconvenience and loss from such shipments I have addressed the Bengal Government in a letter similar to that sent to

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19 of the Proclamation issued on the 28th February. 3. A vessel arrived from Singapore with gunpowder on board, and it's export prohibited, she found hence being no sale except for a small portion which was exported under permit on Certificate of sale to the Imperial Government of China. I thereupon caused a 4. Communication to be made to the Government of the Straits Settlements (inclosed), but have as yet received no reply. I observe that a like prohibition was contemplated by the Law Officers of the Crown in their Opinion of 9th December 1862, enclosed in your Brace's despatch above quoted. Information has also reached me of several vessels expected from Calcutta with Saltpetre or other Military Stores on board. On arrival here these articles will be unsaleable, and there will, if gunpowder be among them, be difficulty in storing them, and danger to be feared from them when stored within the City, for the Military Magazine is full and unable to receive them. 7. To prevent further inconvenience and loss from such shipments I have addressed the Bengal Government in a letter similar to that sent to
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19 of the Proclamation issued on the 28th February. 3. A vessel In the first instance srived from Singapore with bankowder on board, and it's export mohibited, she found hence being no sale except for a small portion which to was expated funder permite on Certificate of tale the Imperial Covernment of China. I thereupon caused a 4. Communication to be made to the Government of the Straits Settlements (inclosed), but have as reply. yet received I observe that a like prohibition contemplated by at Singapore Was the Law Officers of the Crown in their اجراس # December 1862, enclosed Opinion of 9th. in your Brace's despatch above quoted. Information has also reached کی me of several vessels expected from Calcutta with Saltpetre or other Military Stores on board. On arrival here these articles will be uncaleable, and there will, if gunpowder be among them, be difficulty in storing || them, and danger to be feared from them when stored within the City, for the Military Magazine is full. and unable to receive them. 7. To prevent further inconvenience and love from such shipruents I have addressed the Bengal Government in a letter similar to that sent to
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of the Proclamation issued on the 28th

February.

3.

A

vessel

In the first instance srived from Singapore with bankowder

on board, and it's

export

mohibited, she found

hence being

no sale except

for a small portion which

to

was

expated

funder permite on Certificate of tale

the Imperial Covernment of China.

I thereupon caused a

4.

Communication to be made to the Government of the Straits Settlements

(inclosed), but have as

reply.

yet received

I observe that a like prohibition contemplated by

at Singapore

Was

the Law Officers of

the Crown in their

اجراس

# December 1862, enclosed

Opinion of 9th.

in your Brace's despatch above quoted. Information has also reached

کی

me of several vessels expected from Calcutta with Saltpetre or other Military Stores on board. On arrival

here these articles will be uncaleable, and there will, if gunpowder be among

them, be difficulty in storing || them, and danger to be feared from them when stored within the City,

for

the Military Magazine is full. and unable to receive them.

7.

To prevent further inconvenience and love from such shipruents I have addressed the Bengal Government in

a letter similar to that sent to

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