JB/115/107/002

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The publicity which for the benefit of the service
the intended first Governor is so anxious to establish
must of course be attended with the personal inconvenience
of exposing his management to a
proportionable multitude of complaints. Innocence
will be a sufficient protection against specific charges:
but against superficial prejudices & vague imputations
it will be a matter of no small use & comfort to
him to be provided with a short answer such as
the provision in question and nothing else can
enable him to give.

II. On the ground of precedent —
By the Slave Trade Act of the last Session,
premiums are given as well to the Master as to the
Surgeon of Slave Ships for the purpose of ensuring
the good treatment of the Slaves during the voyage 34 Geo 3. Ch.80//11 7 July 1794. :
if no more deaths than 2, to the Master £100 , to
the Surgeon £50 : if no more than 3, to the Master
£50 , to the Surgeon £25: and though the trade is a
trade carried on on the account of individuals, the
allowance is at the expence of Government.

The same principle has lately been applied by
Administration of its own accord to the very case of
Convicts for the purpose of ensuring good treatment
to them during their voyage to the place of
transportation. The

Identifier: | JB/115/107/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 115.
Date_1	1795-06-29	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	115	Main Headings	panopticon
Folio number	107	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles	reasons for retaining the article relative to the insuring of the lives of the prisoners
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	3
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner		Watermarks
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Notes public		ID Number	37482
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