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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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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
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# December 1862, enclosed
Opinion of 9th.
in your Brace's despatch above quoted. Information has also reached
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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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