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taking his Gun I immediately report - 20th The
party again start for Gipps Land (who returned
on the 16th. inst) The Native Police were very obsti-
nate some declared that they would not go, nor
did they, after the Sergeant for hours exerting
himself one and another volunteer’d, at length
a party was made up [Insertion mark - see annotation] - 21st. one of the Police
who deserted from Mr Commissioner Powlet is taken
by me before the Police Magistrate, who after being
severely rebuked for his conduct is dismissed - the
25th. in accordance to your Instruction I proceed
to Western Port touching the Murder of a Pangaran
Black who was brought down from the Goulbourne
by Mr Charles Manton, I examined the Body which
was awfully offensive, made an enquiry on the spot,
took depositions, and tho’ the evidence would scarce
warrant the act, I issued a Warrant to apprehend
two Western Port Blacks, this is another instance
of the fate of those, who are brought from their own
district, it would be highly desirable and ap-
pears to be indispensably necessary from the
various mournful occurrences that have from
time to time taken place, that Settlers should
be restrained from taking a Black from his own
Country, at the best if they escape for a season
are passed off with the Settlers Cattle from one
to another, or are soon made dissatisfied by
men on the Station, ramble and in the end
assasinated - at all events reference should
be made to the Protectorate, or a Magistrate
29th

[Annotation: top left]

October

[Annotation: left margin]

[Insertion mark] The Blacks considerd
that the direction they
were going to Gipps
Land was wrong -
- If a direct road
is made to there, a
goodly number of
Blacks should accom
pany one who un
derstands their lan-
guage, with Falling
axes Tomahawks cross
cut Saws &c - And
leave the whole bus-
iness to the Blacks

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29th. a party of the Native Police who left
in august last without leave make their
appearance in the Encampment which I
report to you, they are very troublesome
desire rations which I refuse, I have much
trouble in keeping them from breaking into
the Store – On 3rd of November I get rations
for the Native police (who had obeyed orders)
for the Month of November, the insults I
received from the others was unbearable
but expecting Mr Dana to return on the
10th. I resolutely abided by my orders not to
give them Rations, – on the 10th. the Native
Police under the charge of Mr Dana return
from Portland Bay District , the Lamentations
of the Lubras was affecting, On Saturday
the 11th. after I had instructed the children
the Native Police who had been with Mr Dana
began to relate their exploits, I listened atten-
tively at length one spoke for the rest, and
I cannot but say if their statement be correct
(and I doubt not an iota of it) that the scenes
which took place in the Victoria Range, on
Queen Victoria’s subjects must have been dis-
tressing to the extreme; this Black related to
me how many had been killed, how many each
shot the gross number 17 when done he says
Marnamat that (very good that) waiting for my
applause, I as a Protector for the moment was
dumb, to tell him no good that would have
been

[Annotations: Top right

October

November