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honor to forward for your information copy of a dispatch which I addressed, by last mail to the Right Honorable The Earl of Carnarvon on that subject.
My reasons are given in that despatch for thinking it preferable not to disturb existing arrangements, under which I feel that we may congratulate ourselves on a marked and satisfactory decrease of piracy in the neighboring waters compared with the statistics of former years.
I feel that the duties within these waters which a Colonial vessel must discharge are essentially of a police character and would require her to be placed so entirely under the orders not merely of the Governor but of a Department of the Government, that unless she is completely and solely under the control of the local Executive, it would be impossible to have the special class of duties for which she is designed satisfactorily carried out.
It may of course occur that existing arrangements may be found hereafter inadequate, and that I may have to avail myself more exclusively than I now anticipate of the services of a Gun-boat detailed for special duties on requisition from the Governor, a privilege for which
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honor to forward for your information copy of a dispatch which I addreford, by lust mail to the Hight Acenerable 13th formeny ting
The Earl of Carnarvon on that subject. Moy
Reasons
given
that despatch for thinking it perspratte- not to disturb existing arrwngements,
under which of feel that we
a
may
congratulate ourselves already
marked and satisfactory
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satisfactory decreuse of
the amount of Peracy in the nightoring compared with the statistics
waters as
of former years.
I feel that the duties withins
these waters which a Colonial
vessel must discharge
ace.
essentially of u Idlice character and
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would require her to be placed so entirely
under the orders not merely ot merely
of the Governor but of a Repartment of the Government, that unless she
and
completely solely under the control of the locat Executive, it
would be impossible to have the special class of duties for which she is designed satisfactorily carried out :
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It
that
I may of counse occur existing arrangements may be found herafter inadequate, and that I
may have to avail myself
exclusively than I now unticipate of
ices of a Gun-bout detailed
the services
for special duties on
requisition from
the Governor, a privilege for which 19
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