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<p>N<hi rend='superscript'>o</hi> 14. p. 125. September 1798. Sailed the <unclear>Banvill</unclear> for China. <lb/>The Commander was <hi rend='underline'>allowed to</hi> on board about 50 <lb/>"persons who had completed their period of transportation." </p> | <p>N<hi rend='superscript'>o</hi> 14. p. 125. September 1798. Sailed the <unclear>Banvill</unclear> for China. <lb/>The Commander was <hi rend='underline'>allowed to</hi> on board about 50 <lb/>"persons who had completed their period of transportation." </p> | ||
<p>N<hi rend='superscript'>o</hi> 15. p. 57. October 1797. "Decreasing daily as did the<lb/> "number of working men in the employ of government, yet"<lb/> <add>[at this time it is stated that</add> "the Governor <hi rend='underline'>could not refuse</hi> granting <hi rend='underline'>certificates</hi> to such<lb/> "convicts as had served their respective terms of transportation; <lb/>"and no less than 128 men were at this time <hi rend='underline'>certified</hi> <lb/>"by him to be free. Most of these people had no <lb/>"other view in obtaining this certificate than the <hi rend='underline'>enabling <lb/>"them</hi> when an opportunity offered <hi rend='underline'>to quit the settlement,</hi> on <lb/> | <p>N<hi rend='superscript'>o</hi> 15. p. 57. October 1797. "Decreasing daily as did the<lb/> "number of working men in the employ of government, yet"<lb/> <add>[at this time it is stated that</add> "the Governor <hi rend='underline'>could not refuse</hi> granting <hi rend='underline'>certificates</hi> to such<lb/> "convicts as had served their respective terms of transportation; <lb/>"and no less than 128 men were at this time <hi rend='underline'>certified</hi> <lb/>"by him to be free. Most of these people had no <lb/>"other view in obtaining this certificate than the <hi rend='underline'>enabling <lb/>"them</hi> when an opportunity offered <hi rend='underline'>to quit the settlement,</hi> in <lb/>"following their own pursuits <sic>untill</sic> that time should arrive." <lb/><hi rend='underline'>Could not refuse</hi>? — why so? We had without any difficulty<lb/> refused on the former occasions, mentioned N<hi rend='superscript'>os</hi> 1,3,4,5,7,10 <lb/>what was there to prevent him now? From <gap/> it should <lb/>seem that <add>by this time some legal</add> some scruples had arisen in some breast <lb/>or other either in the Colony or at home: and from thence<lb/> it was, <del>that</del> in the first place <add>that</add> the grant of the certificate was<lb/> <hi rend='underline'>at or about</hi> | ||
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Art 1
No 12. ib. p. 19. September 1797. "As the Masters were
"seldom refused permission to ship such as were free" .. From this passage it follows that at this time likewise
it follows that though these instances were f but few instances, yet there were some there were the instances in which such permission
was refused.
No 13 ib. p. 45. August 1797. At the time Sailed the Britannia and the Ganges "The Commander
"of the Ganges latter was permitted to take on board several Convicts
"that had become free."
No 14. p. 125. September 1798. Sailed the Banvill for China.
The Commander was allowed to on board about 50
"persons who had completed their period of transportation."
No 15. p. 57. October 1797. "Decreasing daily as did the
"number of working men in the employ of government, yet"
[at this time it is stated that "the Governor could not refuse granting certificates to such
"convicts as had served their respective terms of transportation;
"and no less than 128 men were at this time certified
"by him to be free. Most of these people had no
"other view in obtaining this certificate than the enabling
"them when an opportunity offered to quit the settlement, in
"following their own pursuits untill that time should arrive."
Could not refuse? — why so? We had without any difficulty
refused on the former occasions, mentioned Nos 1,3,4,5,7,10
what was there to prevent him now? From it should
seem that by this time some legal some scruples had arisen in some breast
or other either in the Colony or at home: and from thence
it was, that in the first place that the grant of the certificate was
at or about
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