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sent to the Portland
Bay district, their
Headquarters at Mount
Eckersly. This division
was divided into small
parties and detached to
different points of the
district when a regular
system of patrol was
kept up along the South
Australian Boundary as
far as Lake Hindmarsh
and the Wimmera. They
were very useful in checking
horse stealing and the then
common occurrence of
servants absconding from
their employers. The Division
was recalled to Headquarters
on the 25 of November
for inspection and brought
with it the thanks of a
number of the Settlers and
also an urgent request
that it might be allowed
to return to the district
at.

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at an early period.

3. - The remaining troopers
at Headquarters were em-
ployed in carrying the
mail to Gipps Land
and despatches to Cape
Otway, the Goulbourn
and other places-

One party under my direct-
ions proceeded to Point
Nepean and from thence
along the coast to Cape
Patterson in search of
a supposed Wreck, and
at another time a party
was sent in search of
Mr. Lee and his boat

4 - From the 25 November
to the 27 December the
whole Corps with the
exception of two men sent
to Cape Otway, remained
at