By the citizen and preferred blubber-burner, Willem van Dieden, it was made known to the meeting that the usual time for burning blubber is determined daily, and according to older custom, a beginning should be made on the 15th of this month, and that of the required vessels necessary for this, nothing or indeed little had yet been brought to the islands, mainly because of the unusually long-continued contraction of wind, which had prevented his vessels from reaching this place, in the hope that the Company's large sailing ships, which previously sent to Saldania Bay every year around this time for mooring, would carry out the aforementioned fustagie without the Company's prior consent. could take along, as they practiced last year and more times, which has now come to the fore, because the Hr. Commander has found a forwarder to have the aforementioned vessels rebuilt here with less expense than before, and that he has now deprived himself of this the following time, with the most respectful request that the Company would kindly assist him with one of their vessels, specifically to transport as much empty crockery as it can conveniently carry to Dasseneijlandt, with a declaration that if the Company is unable to offer him assistance there, certain arrangements may be made for him to assist the Company. will not be able to provide by far the required quantity of that stuff, to the considerable prejudice of the applicant and to the great dismay of the Company. Which was then taken into serious consideration by the Council and taken into account that the Company at least still has an entire furnace of shells in stock for burning lime to be used for the repair of the roofs of the warehouses in the Castle, which after rough calculation will be able to last for a considerable time and which the Company subsequently. through the loss of one of the vessels or to have incurred a service or inconvenience, as being used principally or as a whole to bring shells from Robben Island to serve for burning lime; also taking into account that Their Highness the Honorable Governor General and the Righteous Councillors of India in their letter dated 29 November 1939 came to remember that the sending of the Cape tear might well be continued, as long as its virtue and diligence were observed, as long as it would never come inconveniently. It is therefore good and understood that the aforementioned van Dieden's request to be sent by the Comps. to agree to a vessel carrying as much empty cargo as possible to Dassen Island, provided that he, from Dieden, will be obliged to pay the wages of the crew sailing there into the Comps. cassa, understanding that from the day the said vessel departs from here to there until it returns, also taking care that it departs from there as soon as possible with the first favourable wind, and that, in order to keep the inhabitants of Robben Island out of harm's way, it will call at the said island in passing in order to deliver there such provisions and other goods as we judge in the aforementioned. place to be necessary.41
Thus resolved and arrested at the Castle of Good Hope, date above.
[Signed:] S. VAN DER STEL.
[Signed:] TOBIAS VLASVAT.
[Signed:] J. CRUSE.
[Signed:] A. DE MAN, Rt. and Secrts.
[Signed:] Ms. VAN BANCHEM.
[Signed:] PHILIP THEODOOR WELCKER.