CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6] — Page 365

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Long Stulence Prisoners

have been removed

from Victoria Goal & Island onboard

the Hulk for the

purpose of being employed

on the building of

the New gaol on that

Island

The cost of the

purchase of the Royal Saxon & the Salaries

of the Officers

as a guard

#5,260

Fact

R

4,966

over

the convicts have

1

35.9

already received their Lordships' sanction which was expressed in your

letter of the 11 May

last

but the Major reports

a further expenditure

on account

of fittings

for the Hulk, the Salary of a Surgeon, and Compensation to a Squatter,

amounting in all to $17,222 or £5,567.18

In recommending this expenditure for

Their Lordships' approval

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Long Stulence Prisoners have been removed from Victoria Goal & Island onboard the Hulk for the purpose of being employed on the building of the New gaol on that Island The cost of the purchase of the Royal Saxon & the Salaries of the Officers as a guard #5,260 Fact R 4,966 over the convicts have 1 35.9 already received their Lordships' sanction which was expressed in your letter of the 11 May last but the Major reports a further expenditure on account of fittings for the Hulk, the Salary of a Surgeon, and Compensation to a Squatter, amounting in all to $17,222 or £5,567.18 In recommending this expenditure for Their Lordships' approval
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Long Stulence Prisoners have hem remond from Victoria Geol &pland onboard. the butt for the pompose of being Employed, on the building of the New faol on that Sland The cat of the purchase of the Rogal Saxon & the Salaries of the Offairs as a fuard #5.260 Fact R 4.966 over the convicts have 1 35.9 already received their Lordships sanction whil was expressed in zoust letter of the 11 May last but the Mercer reports a further expenditure on account of fillings port the Hulk, the Salay ofa burgeon, and Compensation to Squatter, amounting in all b $17.222 or £5567.18 In recommending this expenditure for Them Lockshise aseproval "LT་་་་
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Long Stulence Prisoners

have hem remond

from Victoria Geol &pland onboard.

the butt for the

pompose of being Employed,

on the building of

the New faol on that

Sland

The cat of the

purchase of the Rogal Saxon & the Salaries

of the Offairs

as a fuard

#5.260

Fact

R

4.966

over

the convicts have

1

35.9

already received their Lordships sanction whil was expressed in zoust

letter of the 11 May

last

but the Mercer reports

a further expenditure

on account

of fillings

port the Hulk, the Salay ofa burgeon, and Compensation to Squatter,

amounting in all b $17.222 or £5567.18 In recommending this expenditure for

Them Lockshise aseproval

"LT་་་་

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