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on the Coast near Hornsea, within a few miles North and South of that place, and that a quantity has been conveyed to Beverley, & to this Town & clandestinely sold. The following statement relates to a quantity taken to Beverley - I am not yet prepared to bring under your notice the quantity brought to this Town. The undermentioned quantities were sold by the parties named to Mr Wm Smith of Brandes Burton

_______________viz _____________________ [?] John Smith Labourer 1. 2. 14 for £3. 14. 0 Attwick Leonard Barker - do - 4. 3. 21 " 7 13 0 Mathew Willisen - do - 1. 0. 26 " 1. 19 0

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Being at the rate of 4/- per stone of 14 lbs which on inquiry we find to be a fair dealing price for damaged Tallow. Mr Smith occupies a couple of fields at Brandes Burton and, as his father did before him, carries on the business of purchasing de[?]ceased & dead animals of all sorts which he skins, and extracts the fat therefrom. The skins he sells to Tanners, the fat to Tallow chandlers The Tallow above mentioned he took to Beverley and sold to Mr Frederick John Yates, Tallow chandler, who weighed it [?] 7. 3. 14 and paid him £15. 15. 0 being at the rate of 40/ per cart which is a fair price, many stones adhering thereto. As soon as the circumstances came to my knowledge, I dispatched two Officers to seize the same, when, on preceeding to the premises of Mr Yates, it was found from its offensive state to have been melted down with Tallow of a superior quality, but Mr Yates immediately exhibited his Day Book, & pointed out the entry of the purchase, and as the

93 Tallow could not be had he has deposited with me £15. 15. 0. to represent the same, I had the premises of Mr Smith searched & no tallow was found thereon. Mr Yates informed me that, he and his predecessor having for many years been in the habit of purchasing once and sometimes twice weekly, fat, from Mr Smith and his father. It therefore appears to me that there is not anytning unfair in the proceedings of Mr Smith & Mr Yates. Mr Smith has informed me that since this inquiry has been on foot, he has been informed by Leonard Barker that the Tallow he sold him was pulled up on the sea shore. I have reported this case to the Commissioners of Her Majesty, Customs JS

Southampton Collr Sir 13th March 1858 In my letter of the 10th instant, I forwarded for the signature of the "Pet" a receipt on a wrong Form. I now enclose one on the proper Form to which you will oblige by obtaining his signature. JS Marginalia S

Mr Hoad Sandlemere 13th March 1858 Salvage & Receipts for Nos 8 & 11 sent for signature. Instructions to sell Wreck Nos 12 and 13 sent. JS Marginalia H

Michl Tiddy Easington 15th March 58

Instructions respg piece Old Oak forwd JS Marginalia T

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Mr Hoad Sandlemere Dear Sir, 16th March 1858. I paid you £2.8.6 Salvage for the cask of oil. But you have made your figures so very bad that the Board of Trade cannot read them, neither can I, put the amounts opposite the names of each person below and return this paper to Yours Truly, J.S. Sandlemere £. s. d. Wm Hoad -------- " " " Hy Wilson -------- " " " Jas Turner -------- " " " Geo Morgan -------- " " " John Cotton -------- " " " Wm Shafter -------- " " " --------------2. 8. 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------Mr John Smith Atwick. 17th March 1858. It having been represented to the Lords of the Committee of Trade that, recently you sold to Mr William Smith of Brandes Burton cw lbs 1.2.14 of Foreign Tallow for the sum of £ 3.14.0. I am directed by their Lordships to call upon you for any explanation you may have to offer respecting the said transaction, particularly how the Tallow came into your possession. You are to write your reply on this paper and return it to Lieutenant Stewart RN Hornsea Coast Guard Station. C C -----------------------------------------------------------{J.S.}---------{Mr Mathew Willisen 1.0.26 Leonard Barker 4.3.21 Similar letters to each ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Lieutt Stewart RN Hornsea Sir, 17th March 1858. Herewith you will receive three Letters on the subject of quantities of Foreign Tallow as undermentioned having been sold, very recently, to Mr William Smith of Brandes Burton. viz------------------------- ------------ --------

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