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Gentlemen, The Colleflor and Comptroller at 611c W the ports of the Weft Indies, having, on the nomination of n pril Excellency the Govcnior of their Ifland to avft as a Searcher during a vacancy, required, tluit fuch peribi inftruftcd in that Office, previous to His admiflion tlici our general Order of the 2Sth November, 1 793 : fiin hy His ViiitLT and iliouldUe ■to, under ' '■ We think it proper to acquaint you, -for your inforniat'ion^aiid gbver^iment,' in ca:fes of a fimilar nature tl};\t may happkn at vour port, that our laid general Order only cxtqided to Officers nomin- ated by Warrant from the Lords Commifiioners of IJis iMajeily's i::^^^ , _ Trcafury, and appointeii by Comrrnffion from this Board, to jjf^ , 'manent employments: And that we are of opinion, it iwouKl be unreafonable to exteiO the fame to perfons nominated bv (7o\ernors to fill up temporary vacancies. 1 •. 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