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51/8583 - 3rd. Sept 1851.

A. Hay Reporting murder of a Shepherd by the Blacks and complaining of withdrawal of Native Police

Gigooringan 11 August 1851

To the Honble The Colonial Secretary

Sir I have the honor to inform you that another outrage has been committed by the Blacks on my station, a shepherd has been murdered and his flock of Fourteen hundred sheep taken, which with great exertion I have been enabled to recover. This outrage would not in all probability have occurred had the Native

[marginalia] Let Mr Hay be informed in accordance with the extract from the Commandant's letter herewith. 6th Ch FR /8

Mr Hay 10 Sept 1851 -

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Police been in the district but the commandant has thought fit to withdraw them at the time their presence is of the greatest importance as during the winter months all the former depredations have been perpetrated.

I beg leave to call your attention to the necessity for a police force being permanently stationed in this district for the

[marginalia] [four lines of text; ill.]

I think not - but the '2' paragraph seems to explain[?] why their [?...] was left [?...] [?...] 4.

Put up[??] with the an extract of the paragraph

Herewith 4 [inits; ill.]

protection of our property and the lives of our men.

I have the honor to be Your Obt Servt A Smith Hay

Gigroongan Wide Bay

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Extract from the Commanders Report of proceedings of the Native Police from 10th March to 27 July last. Callandoon 1st August 12th It was with much regret I found that the Police who had returned with Mr Fulford had not asI hoped escaped the sickness from which their comrades had suffered so much. Mr Fulforde had in consequence not been able to carry out my instructions for relieving Mr Marshall. As the Burnett and Wide Bay Districts have thus been unavoidably left longer without protection than I could anticipate I am using every exertion to

to get a party to proceed thereto as speedily as possible but the state of many of the horses is very bad