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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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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
り
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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