CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 240

- 1180 men were

injured.-

killed, and seven

As this was the third Carnally

of that thind which occurred within

nine months and,«

as

any

accident

of that nature must neceparity be recasioned by the absence of due precautions, I fell bound to institute a very searching inquiry into the circumstâncis- more especially as the Coroner's Jury had returned in verdict to the effect that no blame was attached to

any person..._

3. Feeling that the Convicts were specially under the protection of the

Ancisure F/..

Jetract from

Minutes of Excention Bunch. 13 april, 1857.

Excentive and that they

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are forced

to labor, where directed, with the disadvantage of diminished chance of escape in such cases by being chained in two, I considered the verdict of the Conover resulting. it dish from a very insufficient inquiry to be altogether unsitifactory.

as

4. I therefore instituted further inquiry myself and brought the whole matter before my Secutive Council. The Statement which I laid before the Conncil was so • Full

bei

have lomme, sxy and complete that I should only

repeating what is there set forth, if I entered into the outer

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