CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8] — Page 100

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never

Brats should

satue

place at the

the

be in the

same time;

when

one

bout

Nas

loading the

other should be unloading. that

the Boats should have

they

no sails

were removed accordingly- Mr. May used the

-

expression that the Boats should be so

dismantled that they should be scarcely usable by the Convicts. I understood pour Mr. May that.

the Boats

I had

no

were to be towed- but

for the

book

purpose - they

were towed once or twice by the Police Boost - but they objected to

do it saying

it

was not

their

Duty

and I did not insist. I did not

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report this. I have no recollection of having applied for a boat for

corected towing purposes, in fact I thought infra the Police Broat in attendance was

sce

jolly

sufficient security - there is a Boat which might have been

used

for

the

purpose of towing the Stone Brosts. I did not use it,

it is used almost all day carrying water for the Establishment. In handing

gave

over

charge to Mr Foulun

him the

Regulations and

communicated to hime various instructions

I had received, he said he had.

been used to deal with

prisoners - I explained to him the Chinese Character and that it was

absolutely