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I Cook
Cooktown
July 6th 1887

[Stamp: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE 04,777. QUEENSLAND 19.JUL. 87]

Inspector Murray
Cooktown

Sir,

I have the honour to report
that in accordance with your in-
-structions I left Cooktown on the
twentyfifth of June in the cutter Eileen
calling at Cape Bedford Mission Station
in order to obtain an interpreter and
from thence sailed for the Three Islands [in margin: 22 miles Nth Cooktown]
where we anchored for the night.

On the 26th June we sailed up coast
searching for remains of boat taken by
blacks. Self and troopers landed and
walked to Murdock Point reaching there [in margin: 70 miles Nth Cooktown]
on the 28th Left there on the 29th
for Browns point got wood and water
and anchored for night.

On the 30th Self and troopers again
landed instructing the captain of the
Eileen to wait at Noble Island. [in margin: 80 miles Nth Cooktown]
We came on the blacks who stole
the boat camped in the mangroves the
blacks retreated into the scrub leaving
firearms and ammunition belonging to
murdered man in camp On the following
day we again proceeded up the coast
and found the missing boat ashore
The boat not being injured we
went on board and set sail for

[In margin stamp: COMMISSIONER POLICE 331/87 O COOKTOWN]