CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4] — Page 353

King has now independent instructions commission two more Gumbouts at Hinghing to be employed

to

for

" Suppressin of Piracy in that

the

"neighbouchone" renders very

ineffective

to

in

an

appent for Colonial funds carry out what is being at least

part a scomplished by the Admiralty

I therefore

do not-emsider

that I am at this moment in a

position to propose to

my

Onneil

any plan for the expenditure of

Colonial funds in the maintenance

armed vessels-

and although at

of be

-

some future- and possibly not very- distant fuird- circumstances

anay

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€

350

justify a different view, yot just sunw I am convinced that to press for any suck contribution from the Colony

would lead uselessly to much

unpleasantries, which had better te

avoided.

8.

Ө

need scarcely say

that thew is a 10

however,

a very wide field for

exertion offered

naeful ex

improvement of

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ww

the-

our Bolvir & Registration

of be fails - administration of furtion

and m

many

having

other important point

close emnection with the

enppusin of Pisney

and Crimoz

I have already got together much useful information in there prints,