CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8] — Page 69

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to the place at which the Convicts had landed; about half an hour afterwards a second party of police arrived quickly followed by several other parties. There are two large Boats at the Tail used for carrying Convicts. A Boats Crew of ten Convicts was told off at the time of commencing labor on the 21st April. These Boats were bathing from the place of work to the vicinity of Anchorage, from which the stores have to be brought.

Near the twenty Convict boatmen formed part of the gang of 121 Convicts employed to carry stone. There was a police Boat accompanying them, with the usual crew of one Portuguese and four Chinese constables. Neither of the two stone Boats returned before the breakfast hour, the whole portion of the 121 Convicts having marched into Breakfast.

The method has been that the two stone boats, when laden with stone, have been skulled and rowed to the place at which the stone had to be deposited, by the Pen Convicts forming the crew of each boat, with a Turnkey in charge and accompanied by a Police Boat. The general rule is that the police Boat shall remain near one of the Stone Boats, and I have been in charge of both Boats. There being a Portuguese Water police Constable, I made the order known to them and told...

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67 to the place at which the Convicts had landed; about half an hour afterwards a second party of police arrived quickly followed by several other parties. There are two large Boats at the Tail used for carrying Convicts. A Boats Crew of ten Convicts was told off at the time of commencing labor on the 21st April. These Boats were bathing from the place of work to the vicinity of Anchorage, from which the stores have to be brought. Near the twenty Convict boatmen formed part of the gang of 121 Convicts employed to carry stone. There was a police Boat accompanying them, with the usual crew of one Portuguese and four Chinese constables. Neither of the two stone Boats returned before the breakfast hour, the whole portion of the 121 Convicts having marched into Breakfast. The method has been that the two stone boats, when laden with stone, have been skulled and rowed to the place at which the stone had to be deposited, by the Pen Convicts forming the crew of each boat, with a Turnkey in charge and accompanied by a Police Boat. The general rule is that the police Boat shall remain near one of the Stone Boats, and I have been in charge of both Boats. There being a Portuguese Water police Constable, I made the order known to them and told...
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22. 67 to the place at which the Convicts had landed; about half an hour afterwards a second followed party of police arrived quickly by several other parties. There storie and to each for a Boats Crew are two large Boats at the Tail used carrying of ten Convicts was told off" at the time of Commencing labor on the 21st April these Boats were bathin from then place of the flealk to the vicinity of Anchorage the wins from which the store have to be brought, Mear the twenty Convict boatmen formed part of the to Carry gang of 121 Convicts employed stme. There was a accompanying them, the police Boat hast the usual crew of one portuguese portuguese and four chinese leonstables, neither of the two stone Boats returned before the breakfast hour, the whole portin of the 121 Convicts having marched into Break reakfast. The method has been that the two stone boats when laden with stono have been skulled and rowed to the place at which the stone had to be deposited, by the Pen Convicts the crew of each book having forming Frinkley in charge and by a Police Boat. The a being accompanied general rule is that the police Boat shall remain near Turnkey in one o of the Stone Bento, and I have more than the Two Boats having charge of both Boats and there who G police Boat onco made the order known to them Portuguese Water police Goatables and told
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to the place at which the Convicts had landed; about half an hour afterwards

a second

followed

party of police arrived quickly by several other parties. There

storie and to each

for

a Boats Crew

are two large Boats at the Tail used carrying of ten Convicts was told off" at the time

of Commencing labor on the 21st April these Boats were bathin from then place of

the flealk to the vicinity of Anchorage the wins from which the store have to be

brought,

Mear

the twenty Convict boatmen formed

part of the

to

Carry

gang of 121 Convicts employed

stme.

There was a

accompanying them, the police Boat hast

the

usual crew of one portuguese

portuguese and four

chinese leonstables, neither of the two stone

Boats returned

before the breakfast hour,

the whole portin of the 121 Convicts having marched into Break

reakfast.

The method

has been that the two stone boats when

laden with stono have been skulled and

rowed to the place at which the stone

had to be deposited, by the Pen Convicts

the crew of each book having forming Frinkley in charge

and

by a Police Boat. The

a

being accompanied

general rule is

that the police Boat shall remain near

Turnkey in one

o

of

the Stone Bento, and I have

more

than

the Two Boats having charge of both

Boats and there

who

G

police Boat

onco made the order known to them

Portuguese Water police Goatables and told

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