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1184 Surmmary by the Acting Surveyor General

and

further

details

given by that officer

on-

the 310h January, the day of the closing of

the mail.

On the latter letter Sir Hercules

Robinson endorsed

"forward for information of Mr Kinder", and Mr Kinder was

accordingly

advised

by that mail.

I do not

find any report made

at the time of the value of the Articles Stolen,

but presume

that

ascutained it to be below £100, and that

on this account he did not consider the

Sir Herentes Robinson

matter to require a special Despatch to

yourself

see Circular Despatch of 3rd

November 1863.

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value

of

the articles and

find it to be

about £85 which bears out the view I

assume to have been taken - This however

be

does not include freight, which

put down at £ 20 more.

may

I transmit Copies of Mr Wilson's

1.2. two letters above referred to of 14th and

N 3

Nah.

311 Janmary, and of my letter to Mr

Kinder,

from

which will be collected the

particulars of the robbery,

that

up

robbery, and I

and. I regret

to add

to this time no

further intelligence

of the thieves or the missing property has

been received

by this Government.

The two Coolies stated in Mr.

Wilson's letter (N: 3) to have been

identified.

where

I have

now called

for the Estimated

discharged on pereof of

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