CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3] — Page 334

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-position taken by the "Wyoming" either recently in April last; therefore I conceive that it will be proper in obedience to the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to pass an Ordinance for the purpose of declaring it a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for such time, or by a fine to such amount as may be fixed, or both by imprisonment and fine, and by forfeiture of the vessel used in the Harbour, for any person who shall carry supplies from this Colony to a vessel belonging to a Belligerent power lying within ... miles from this Harbour, or permit such vessel to take supplies within the Colony without a permit from this Government, and I shall without loss of time submit the draft of such an Ordinance.

I respectfully submit to His Excellency that the discourtesy of the recent proceedings of the "Wyoming" should be pointed out to the American Consul, and that he should be informed of the object of the Ordinance which it is proposed to pass for the purpose of

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329 -position taken by the "Wyoming" either recently in April last; therefore I conceive that it will be proper in obedience to the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to pass an Ordinance for the purpose of declaring it a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for such time, or by a fine to such amount as may be fixed, or both by imprisonment and fine, and by forfeiture of the vessel used in the Harbour, for any person who shall carry supplies from this Colony to a vessel belonging to a Belligerent power lying within ... miles from this Harbour, or permit such vessel to take supplies within the Colony without a permit from this Government, and I shall without loss of time submit the draft of such an Ordinance. I respectfully submit to His Excellency that the discourtesy of the recent proceedings of the "Wyoming" should be pointed out to the American Consul, and that he should be informed of the object of the Ordinance which it is proposed to pass for the purpose of
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329 -position taken by the "Wyoming either recently in April last; therefore I conceive that it will be proper in obedience to the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colomes to pass Ordinance for an Such declare it " the purpose- an Ordmance should a misdemea punishable by imprisonment for such time or by a fine to as may be fixed both by such amount as as a minimum or and imprisonment and fine by forfeiture of the vessel used in the Harbour for any person supplies from this to carry to a vessel belonging Belligerent power lying Harbour to any miles from this permit within Colony without a from this Government, and I shall without loss time of submit the draft of such an Ordinance. I respectfully submit to His Excellency that the discourtesy of the recent proceedings of the " Wyoming should be pointed the American Consul out to and that he should be informed of the object of the Ordinance which it is proposed to pass for the purpose of
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-position taken by the "Wyoming

either recently

in April last; therefore I conceive that it will be proper in obedience to the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colomes to pass

Ordinance for

an

Such

declare it

"

the purpose-

an Ordmance should

a misdemea

punishable by imprisonment

for such time or

by a fine to as may be fixed

both by

such amount as

as a minimum or

and

imprisonment and fine by forfeiture of the vessel used in the Harbour for any person

supplies from this

to

carry

to a

vessel belonging

Belligerent power lying

Harbour to

any

miles from this

permit

within

Colony without a

from this Government, and I

shall without loss

time

of submit the draft of such an

Ordinance.

I respectfully submit to His Excellency that the discourtesy of the recent proceedings of the " Wyoming should be pointed the American Consul

out

to

and that he should be

informed of the object of the

Ordinance which it is proposed

to pass for the purpose of

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