CO129-199 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [4] — Page 144

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bu board the boat

the ready money

unting altogether

and over

of

to 110

Jaels

the clothes and effects

the crew together with the

account.

books and ship's papers being all

lost, moreover there was

and

a

CA

clock

letter containing money

amounting to perhaps 20 Taels

ØY

Sha

from the thi

thereabouts, sent from

i Chung salt farm to Nam Jan

(San on City)

the

So far

the Petition.

The writer besides ordering

d

quand

boats and soldiers of his command to make strict

search

in this

now hears that the culprits

e a ve

Fuk, and

viz Lam Tak, Wong

Leung

called Kai tai,

Three

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and

three in all together with the piratical craft have been seized. by the Police of your Colony brought up in custody before the bourt for trial. The writer finds

that the crime committed by these

pirates is one

of

Extreme wickedness

and Cannot conveniently be dealt the writer

with leniently, where fore

is in duty bound to forwards, this communication requesting their rendition. For this reason

the writer as in duty bound now writes to you

requesting

you

Colonial

Secretary

to be good enough

and inquire into the matte v

whereupon the writer hopes you

will