CO129-094 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [11-10] — Page 259

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charge, which smaller boat toured the long boat. I heard a previous witness depose as to the dimension the long boat; the description given is accurate. I never supposed that this long boat was unsas... I made application to the Government to have a flat bottomed boat for landing upon Captain Hall who fitted the Royal Savon reporting that the "long boat hard sufficiency to carry twenty men," Government directed me to use the long boat. I offered to build a flat bottomed boat and the Surveyor General sent me spars and planks for the purpose, but as the spars were too small I returned them, a raft might have been made with the spars but I considered a raft unsuitable and would not take upon myself the responsibility of using the long boat. I considered that the long boat used had a carrying capacity much exceeding that of the weight of eighty Convicts in irons.

The long boat... hogshead (of sugar), this would be dead weight, as the convicts sat round the gunwale of the boat it would be consequently top-heavy. But unless there was connection...

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255 charge, which smaller boat toured the long boat. I heard a previous witness depose as to the dimension the long boat; the description given is accurate. I never supposed that this long boat was unsas... I made application to the Government to have a flat bottomed boat for landing upon Captain Hall who fitted the Royal Savon reporting that the "long boat hard sufficiency to carry twenty men," Government directed me to use the long boat. I offered to build a flat bottomed boat and the Surveyor General sent me spars and planks for the purpose, but as the spars were too small I returned them, a raft might have been made with the spars but I considered a raft unsuitable and would not take upon myself the responsibility of using the long boat. I considered that the long boat used had a carrying capacity much exceeding that of the weight of eighty Convicts in irons. The long boat... hogshead (of sugar), this would be dead weight, as the convicts sat round the gunwale of the boat it would be consequently top-heavy. But unless there was connection...

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255 charge, which smaller bout toured the long bout. I heard a previous witness depose as to the dimension the long bout; the description given is accurate. I never accurate I never supposed that this long bout was unsas. . I made application to the the convicts but Government to have a flat bottomed bout for landing upon Captain Hall who fitted the Royal Savon reporting that the " long bout hard sufrocity to righty men, to carry lovemment directed the byv to use the long boat. I offered to build flat bottomed bout and the Surveyor General sut me spans and planks for + the purpose, but as the spurs were too small I returned them, a raft might have been made with the spars but I considered a raft unsuitable and would not. take upon myself the responsibility raft. I considered that of using the long boat used had a carrying capacity much exceeding that of the weight of eighty Convicts in irons. the long boat. hogshead boat tinned a sis was (of sugar), this would be dead weight, us the convicts wat round the gunwale of the bout it would be consequently top-heavy. but unless there. was co sonnection

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charge, which smaller bout toured the long bout. I heard a previous witness depose as to the dimension

the

long

bout; the description given is accurate. I never

accurate I never supposed

that this long bout

was

unsas.

. I made application to the

the

convicts

but

Government to have a flat bottomed bout for landing upon Captain Hall who fitted the Royal Savon reporting that the

long bout hard sufrocity to

righty

men,

to carry lovemment directed

the byv

to use the long boat. I offered to build

flat bottomed

bout and the Surveyor General

sut me spans and planks for

the purpose, but as the spurs were

too small I returned them, a raft

might have been made with

the

spars but I considered

raft unsuitable and would not. take upon myself the responsibility

raft.

I considered that

of using the long boat used had a carrying

capacity much exceeding that of the weight of eighty Convicts in irons. the long boat.

hogshead boat

tinned a sis

was

(of sugar), this would be dead weight,

the convicts wat round

the gunwale of

the bout it

would be consequently top-heavy.

but unless there.

was co

sonnection

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