Before revision: The British asked for a report for the British government on the islands, and Vernet asked for British protection should they return.A brief history of the Falkland Islands Part 3 - Louis Vernet: The Great Entrepreneur , Accessed 2007-07-19 On 10 June 1829, Vernet was designated as 'civil and military commandant' of the islands (no governor was ever appointed) and granted a monopoly on seal hunting rights .
After revision: The British asked for a report for the British government on the islands, and Vernet asked for British protection should they return.A brief history of the Falkland Islands Part 3 - Louis Vernet: The Great Entrepreneur , Accessed 2007-07-19 On 10 June 1829, Vernet was designated as 'civil and military commandant' of the islands and granted a monopoly on seal hunting rights .