50
Stone Cutters' Islands at various times amounts to 1400 rounds.
"Constable
Fourthly "That the Portuguese
on
duty had no fire arms. This Constable as all others stationed at the Stulk
is
under the immediate charge of the European Serjeant. He attends
the
morning inspection parade under arms and when dismissed
for duty is supposed to take them
the
with him in the book. On the
morning of the escape he was found without
any
and although
it had escaped observation before,
to have been the general: being called upon to
affairs
Custom. on
D
account
for the neglect. He states
that he had received no
orders respecting the
his arms when
on
special
carrying of boat duty.
He had therefore followed the practice in the Harbour of Victoria
of carrying his arms on boat duty during the night
only.
I have, &c,
(Signed) W. M. Deane
Captain Superintendent.
(True Copy)
W. Arniel, Secretary