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[top of left margin] 31/10,270 - 20th Dec'r 1831.

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Comm't Office
Sydney 20 Dec'r 1831

No. [underlined] (608)

Sir

I have the honor to
State for the information
of his Excellency the Governor,
that a large quantity of Salt
Beef and Pork is now lying
in the Magazine at Port Mac-
quarie, and as the issue
of them is Suspended by
the Acceptance of Mr Allen's
Tender of Fresh Beef, I
would beg to recommend,
that the "Governor Phillip"
be permitted to call at
that Settlement; and take
Such quantity of both, as
Dep. Ass't Com'y Gen'l Ackroyd
can spare, without having
the Station unprovided with
that article, in the event of
failure on the part of the
Contractor.

As the vessel is

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The Hon'ble The

Colonial Secretary

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