16th March 1860
Vessel "Orient" receipts of Scarlett & Maiden
Sir,
With reference to the payment within referred to
as I have now received an order from the Board
for payment of the amount, I will thank you
to return the receipts of Scarlett and Maiden for
£1-each that I may annex the same to the
payment order in the usual manner. I am Sir
J.S.
Marginalia:
Solicitor
Customs
Mr Milne, Holmpton ("Lady Seale")
you are hereby held responsible for £40 salvage in res
-pect of the stranded vessel "Lady Seale" forwarded to
you the other day through Lt. Poynter,-till the,
Labourers you employed are paid and settled with
J.S.
Marginalia:
Mr Milne
Holmpton
Lt. Poynter R.M. Mr Milne (£40 salvage.)
19 March 1860
My dear sir
I think you mistake about paying - Milne and
the other two men are the salvers, - they hired the
workmen and it is their business to see them paid
you sent me a List of labourers, and fixed their ear
of hire, and the List was afterwards corrected un
-der your directions,- I have obtained the amount
shown at the foot of the List, and it is the business
of Milne and the two other salvers to make the pay
-ments,- Had I contemplated a withdrawal from
this duty I should not have sent Milnes salvage
of £40 for which I {should} will hold him responsible
till the Labourers he employed are pais, and
I have written to him to that effect, - The salvage
awarded to the two other men (£40) I still have
in my hands, and shall retain possession of the
same until those Labourers are settled with,
very truly yours, J.S.
Marginalia:
Lt Poynter
R.N.
EN