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of that Branch of the Service [pap?] through
the office of the Controller General - he does
not feel at Liberty to make any observations
on the paper [unlef?] it is forwarded to him
through the usual channel -
By paragraph 52 of your instructions it
would appear that to facilitate proceedings
in these cases, you contemplate that
the officers of the Coast guard should
communicate with the receivers of wreck
expect in matters involving [awards] of
Salvage or other money payments to officers
and [brews?] of stations or [bruezers?] which
are to be submitted for the approval of the
Commissioner of Customs and the
Controller General of the Department as
provided for in paragraph 79.-
I therefore request your instructions on this
point - whether when an ordinary explanation
is required from an officer of the Coast guard
I am to send the paper to you to be forwarded
to him for that purpose through the
Department of the Controller general or
whether I am in the first instance to request
him to afford the necessary explanation
I also request your directions as to my
proceedings with respect to [Mefs?] Bramble
whose bonds for L15 I still hold
[J L?]

To the Secretary [Marnie?] Department - Board of Trade London
Sir 5 [January] 1856

With reference to paragraph [7? 4] of
instructions; I [request] to be informed whether
anchors chains [ ?] taken up in Bridlington
Bay and delivered to Masters of Vaples then
in Bridlington [Harbor?] without being
taken to the [admirally?] yards need be
[antered?] in my Report Book and [accounted?]
for in the usual manner
[J.L.?]

of that Branch of the Service [pap?] through
the office of the Controller General - he does
not feel at Liberty to make any observations
on the paper [unlef?] it is forwarded to him
through the usual channel -
By paragraph 52 of your instructions it
would appear that to facilitate proceedings
in these cases, you contemplate that
the officers of the Coast guard should
communicate with the receivers of wreck
expect in matters involving [awards] of
Salvage or other money payments to officers
and [brews?] of stations or [bruezers?] which
are to be submitted for the approval of the
Commissioner of Customs and the
Controller General of the Department as
provided for in paragraph 79.-
I therefore request your instructions on this
point - whether when an ordinary explanation
is required from an officer of the Coast guard
I am to send the paper to you to be forwarded
to him for that purpose through the
Department of the Controller general or
whether I am in the first instance to request
him to afford the necessary explanation
I also request your directions as to my
proceedings with respect to [Mefs?] Bramble
whose bonds for L15 I still hold
[J L?]