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CXLV.

Bombay Castle, 9th October 1901.

At a Consultation Prosent:

Tho Charles Crommelin, Esq., President and Governor.
The W. William Hornby, Esq. The,James Ryley.
John Gouin, Major. Rawson Dart Boddam.
William Andrew Price. Geo. England.
Charles Waters. Samuel Court. Indisposed.

Read and approved our last Consultation.

Tho Resident at Busbire be directed strictly to conform to tbe orders lie
has received not to sell perpets separate from cloth as the Profits on the cloth
are far superior to those on the Perpets.

OXLVI. -

Public Department Diary Nos. 481-1704.
Bombay Castle, 4th December 1904.
That to the Rosident of Busbire acquainted him that we had sent him
Bushire, letter to.
per Tartar such part of his indent for stores as oould be spared which he was
to land as soon as possible and dispatch her to Bussorah as she was to be Orders u to sales
returned to him to receive the Woollens from the London and half the tin 0I1 and detention of
vessels.
board her consigned to him, but if she should not be in time he was directed
to land them and put them in secure warehouses till the Tartar’s return, as
the London was on no account to be kept longer than was absolutely neces­
sary. We directed him to advise the Agent and l Council'by every opportunity
of all affairs under his management, and to send them copies of all letters to us,
with all papers and Accounts that might accompany them. Acquainted him
of our having consigned some woollens to Mr. Lyster for atrial at Minoe in
which should he succeed be was to pay the amount to him and he was there­
fore to demand the same and remit us the amount by the first opportunity
and in order to regulate his returns we sent him a price current of Gold and
silver Coins here : We positively enjoined him not to detain vessels in future
as we could by no means approve of his having done so by Drake Ketch for
the reasons he assigned. That as the tin in slabs did not sell so well as that
in caps he should not have sold them separate and that we had sent him by
the London all of the former sortment yet received this season half of whioh
was to be sent to Bussorah and the other half sold to Bushire. That though