T. Church Esqre. Resident Councillor We beg to wait upon you with the enclosed Extract Letter lately received by us from our Correspondents Messrs. Jardine Mathesson [sic] & Co., with reference to which we shall feel obliged by your informing us whether the Pass under which the Schooner Omega belonging to a member of our firm resident here sails, cannot be renewed without the vessels being actually in our roads at the time the new Pass is granted; we hope the inconvenience & loss so clearly established in the enclosed Extract will induce you to extend to us the same assistance as has been extended to parties at Calcutta & Madras, in situations similar to that in which we are placed. Singapore We remain &ca: March 1840 Signed J. Purvis & Co. Extract letter from Messrs Jardine Matheson & Co. dated Macao 7th March 1840, addressed to Messrs. J. Purvis & Co. The Schooner Omega, Captn Strachan, having been thrown out of employ, for nearly 3 months, on the recent expiry of her former Pass, in consequence of its having been necessary for her to proceed to Singapore to obtain a new one which was granted on the 15th November last, we trust you will be able to prevail on the Resident Councillor to save her [ ] from a recurrence of this heavy loss by his consenting to renew her Pass without the necessity of her going for the purpose to Singapore. This has been frequently done by the Government of Bengal & Madras in regard to the [ ], Hercules, & other vessels which were detained in China. To Messrs J. Purvis & Co. Gentlemen I have had the honor to receive your letter of [Monday], and with reference thereto beg leave to inform you that in Nov 1838 the question was referred to the Authorities in Calcutta as to whether at the expiration of 12 month, it was necessary for the vessel (Omega) to return to this Port to obtain a new Pass. In reply to this enquiry the Supreme Government observed