[254] Sir James Graham, December, 1842.
[255] Report of Emigration Commissioners.
[256] "It is but just for me to observe, that the state of various convict establishments, inquiring into the conduct of the various officers engaged, was not so generally unfavorable as I had been led to anticipate. The negligence and irregularity of subordinate officers cannot be denied."—La Trobe's Despatch, November, 1847.
[257] Forster's Report, 1845.
[258] Despatches: Sir Eardley Wilmot, acting Lieutenant-Governor La Trobe, and Governor Denison.
[259] Despatch, 1843, No. 34.
[260] Despatch, 1844.
[261] The proceedings of the colonists, in reference to this question, will be found in the first volume of this work.
[262] Forster's Report.
[263] "Employment, in many cases, appeared to be merely devised, because whether to the real advantage of the military chest or not, they are certainly not to the colony."—Le Trobe, November, 1847.