CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868 — Page 377

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thirty catties of powder allowed to each vessel.

Any merchant wishing cannon must make application to the local authority for guns to be made.

Licence will be given to him by the official with proper authority, who will give him an official document to be presented at the Public Manufactory, where the arms will be made.

When finished, the local authority will inspect them; the name (of the owner) and the designation (of the vessel or form) and the number will be cut upon each weapon.

Rows, swords, and powder may be made and provided by the ordinary merchants; but must be inspected by the local authority, who is to be informed when they are finished.

A list of cannon, with the size of guns, swords, and bows, and of the quantity of powder will be made out and entered in the ship's papers.

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thirty catties of powder allowed to each vessel. Any merchant wishing cannon must make application to the local authority for guns to be made. Licence will be given to him by the official with proper authority, who will give him an official document to be presented at the Public Manufactory, where the arms will be made. When finished, the local authority will inspect them; the name (of the owner) and the designation (of the vessel or form) and the number will be cut upon each weapon. Rows, swords, and powder may be made and provided by the ordinary merchants; but must be inspected by the local authority, who is to be informed when they are finished. A list of cannon, with the size of guns, swords, and bows, and of the quantity of powder will be made out and entered in the ship's papers. Page 376
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thirty

arl

Catties of powder

allowed to cach Versch.

Any merchant wishing

Cannon must

application to

for guns

Lend in

an

the

will give

him

am

official

beat authority, who

document to be presented

at the Publie Manufactory,

where the arms.

will

be

made. when finished, the

local authority

authority will inspect

them, the name (of the

owner) and the designation

376

(of the Vessel or

form I and

the number will be cut (upon

each weapon / Rows, words

and powder

may

be made

and provided by the Ordinary!

Merchants; but must be coo

inspeeted by the local authority,

who is

they

their

to be informed when

are finished.

A list of cannon, with

Eige of Guns, swords

and bows, and of the quantity

owder will be made

of por

and entered in the Ship's

out and

(f

papers

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