CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 235

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Harbor Master's

Hongkong Office

"December, 1865.

We the undersigned have been to

Stone Cutters Island and have inspected

the Boats belonging to the Convict

Establishment as to their fitness

to convey Prisoners and beg to report:

as follows:

The larger Boat measuring 22

feet in length by 8 in breadth

should not, under most favorable

circumstances carry more

than 50 prisoners at any one

time, but for greater safety not

more than ... be put into her.

The Duke of Newcastle,

Mr Mercer

December, 1863.

Received

I Enclosure.

No 222.

Grace's Dispatch No.128 of 8th October,

Replying to it is relative

to the Convicts drowned accidentally

alongside at Stone Cutters'

Island.

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Harbor Master's Hongkong Office "December, 1865. We the undersigned have been to Stone Cutters Island and have inspected the Boats belonging to the Convict Establishment as to their fitness to convey Prisoners and beg to report: as follows: The larger Boat measuring 22 feet in length by 8 in breadth should not, under most favorable circumstances carry more than 50 prisoners at any one time, but for greater safety not more than ... be put into her. The Duke of Newcastle, Mr Mercer December, 1863. Received I Enclosure. No 222. Grace's Dispatch No.128 of 8th October, Replying to it is relative to the Convicts drowned accidentally alongside at Stone Cutters' Island.
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Harbor Craster's

Hongkong of

Office

"December, 1865.

We the undersigned have been to

Stone Cutters Island and have inspected.

the Bouts belonging to the Courist

as to their feliness

Establishment

convey

المدى

to

Prisoners and beg to report:

follows:

The larger Boat

feet in length by

measuring

22

8 in breadth

should not, under most favorable

eincunstances carry

to prisoners at

greater sufity

that not

into her.

orve

than

time, but for

wend

than 50 be put

The Duke of Newcastle.

Mr Mercer

Decemben, 1863.

Received

I Enclosure.

No 222.

Grace's Dispatch No. 128 of 8th October,

Replying & It is

relative

to the Convicts drowned

accidentally

alongside

at Stone Cutters'

the stuck

Island.

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