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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
MARCH, 1902.
To Major Alexander Kyd Superintendant at the Andamang,
Sir,- I am directed by the Governor General in Council to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter Dated the 13th Instant which arrived this Morning by the Ranger.
Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. His Lordship observes with great Satisfaction the progress that has been already made in forwarding the Establishment at Port Cornwallis and that the Europeans and Natives are in general healthy. He is sorry to find that there is too much reason to apprehend the loss of the Juno Snow, and instructs me to acquaint you that, when the proper Season returns for Ships to proceed from hence to the Andamans the Number of Artificers and Labourers that can be sent, and the Quantity of stores that you may think necessary to supply the Deficiency occasioned by this Accident will be ordered to Your Settlement.
Para, 6. His Lordship in Council entirely approves of Captain Blairs having been desired to examine and lay down exactly the situation of the Shoal of Coral Rooks, that have been discovered in rounding the North Eod of the Andamans in the Ranger; and trusts to your sending him the best Account of it for the Information of the Merchants and the Conmanders of such Vessels freighted by the Company as may have occasion to pass that way.
Para. 7. The Detention of the Sea Horse Schooner by Captain Blair seems to have been necessary for the reason mentioned in this Paragraph and the Board desire me to say that thay have no objection to your having substituted the Sea Horse in the stead of the Ranger and returned the latter to Bengal to be taken again into the Pilot Service of this River.
Para. 9. Your Resolution to keep the Union Snow on freight is so much the more approved, as one, at least, of the Vessels at the Andamans will probably be employed by the Commodore, and Althou' the Dispatch Brig should be left by his Excellency in her Place you still have no more Vessels on the Establishment than appear to be absolutely wanted.
Para. 10. His Lordship in Council being persuaded that you thought the encrease advised in this Paragraph to the Establishment of People necessary Assents to your having entertained them and he has also no objection to your continuing to them the same Salaries that they received from Captain Blair.
Para. 11. There is likewise no objection to your having made the Agreement you mention with Captain Blair for his small decked Vessell, and large long Boat; and the Bill which you have drawn upon this Account in his favor to the extent of three Thousand Sicca Rupees (Sa. Rs. 3,000) will be duly lionored.
Paras, 12, 13, 14. Your report of the Abundance of good fresh Water to the New Harbour, and of the Timbers which the Board admit must be a slow laborious Work is extremely Satisfactory and carries with it a powerful Confirmation of the Propriety of Settling the Establishment at Port Cornwallis.
Para. 15. The Court of Nizamut Adawlut will be made acquainted with the Intimation in this Paragraph relative to the number of Male Convicts that can be employed at the New Settlement wit you will be informed whenever any Resolution for transporting thither such Description of People, shall be passed.
Para. 16. Your recommandation of the best Means of conveying them to Port Cornwallis will then also be brought before the Board.
Para, 17. The Governor General in Council desires me to say that his Lordship will consult the Hospital Board on the Subject of Mr Wood's Letter Dated the 11th Instant respecting the Establishment of Servants for the Hospital and he will instruct them to give particular Orders that great
Attention may be paid Mr Wood's Indents for Medecenes and the proper Articles of diet recom. mended in Scorbutic Cases.
