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over these people. They already stand in considerable
awe of the Police at Cape York and a small craft
capable of carrying a good boat on her deck, attached
to the settlement and cruising occasionally among
the islands would be sufficient to hold them in
check, and might at the same time frequently ren-
der valuable assistance to vessels in distress -

Henry M. Chester.

Somerset
10^th August 1871 -