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had eighty two, sometimes seventy and the lowest number fifty. I recollect that on one occasion the long boat carried eighty six. I believed that the long boat could safely carry the number placed on board.

I now know anything which any want of safety could have been in-vagined excepting that about six days back the boat was nearly upset when the Convicts were crowding on board, a turnkey was on board the boat at that time and restrained the Convicts.

About that time the Superintendent gave a verbal order that only between fifty and sixty Convicts should be conveyed at one time in the long boat. I did not consider this a rigid rule and no definite number of Convicts was mentioned, usually since that order a less number of Convicts have been conveyed at one time.

In the evening of the day I was on the off side of the ship to that at which the boat came alongside. I had a hand at that time. Since the accident I have had a verbal order from the Superintendent not to permit more than ... convict to ascend at a time.

... and the turnkeys attempted to ...

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259 had eighty two, sometimes seventy and the lowest number fifty. I recollect that on one occasion the long boat carried eighty six. I believed that the long boat could safely carry the number placed on board. I now know anything which any want of safety could have been in-vagined excepting that about six days back the boat was nearly upset when the Convicts were crowding on board, a turnkey was on board the boat at that time and restrained the Convicts. About that time the Superintendent gave a verbal order that only between fifty and sixty Convicts should be conveyed at one time in the long boat. I did not consider this a rigid rule and no definite number of Convicts was mentioned, usually since that order a less number of Convicts have been conveyed at one time. In the evening of the day I was on the off side of the ship to that at which the boat came alongside. I had a hand at that time. Since the accident I have had a verbal order from the Superintendent not to permit more than ... convict to ascend at a time. ... and the turnkeys attempted to ... 7

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had eighty two, sometimes seventy and the lowest number fifty. Irevellest

that

on one occasion the long bout carried eighty six

I believed that

the long bout could sufely carry

the number placed

board.

I now know anything

which

any want of safety

could have ben in vagined scepting

that about sor of days buck the

boat

tras

nearly upset when

the Convicts

board, a

were crow.

crowding

was on board

turnkey

the boat at that time and

in restrained the

Convicts,

about that time the Superintendent

gave

verbal order that only

Convists should

between

fifty and

sixty

conveyed at

one trine in the

long boat. I did not consider

this

a rigid rule and no definite umber of Convicts was mutioned,

nsually

since that order a less

ruber of bourets have becer corunyent at one time. In the evening of the

gord I was

the

offer

site side

of the ship to that at which the

bout camo

stuck in

чому

surice

alongside. Shad

hand at that time.

the accident I have had

verbal order four the Superintendent

not to permit

convict to ascend at

than

شم

a time.

and the trnkeys attempted

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