CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5] — Page 198

8.

9.

with about 50 Constables to proceed and

render assistance - Phose were.

by other

parties

quickly followed

until, including the water

police who are very useful

are very useful on such occasions

the number sent over amounted to 120

mow, this I considered quite sufficient

and as

Could be

-

many as

prudently detacted from thoughing. On reaching the place where the Convicts had made their

landing the parly divided, some pursuing the track of

the bonvicts which

was very evident by the Jackets and numbers being occasionally picked up. Another party went round to Chinwan in order to cut off if

but the start had

pofsible

been too

their escape,

great

being fully 21⁄2 hours in

Advance.

135

advance of the first pursuing party- the

a

greatest distance reached inland being

name not known, beyond Seng Moey,

Nillago

when some

were

of

the party being knocked up

compelled to return reaching the old City of Kowloon at about 9.P.M. At the Nillage of Seng Movey it was reported that

2 hours before, the escaped prisoners had been seen, about 70 in number-some with

irons on and some without - they there divided into two parties going off in different directions. Having gone over myself agreeably to orders

making enquiry of the Superintendent

and on

respecting the Signals, I ascertained that in

consequence of the breaking of one of the Healyards the

first

Signal could not be

made correctly, and that shortly afterwards

AY.