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51/1304 ......... 9th April 1851 ~

51/3879 ......... 17th April 1851

51/25

51/3879

[letter]

Commissioner of Crown Lands Maranoa, to The Chief
Commissioner of Crown Lands furnishing Report
upon the State of the Reserves for the Aborigines

Crown Lands Office

Maranoa - 17. March 1851

................ 8th Apr'l

................ [initials] [...]

Sir

I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt
of your Circular No. 349
of 25th February, reminding
me that a year has elapsed
since a Report was called
for, upon the state of the
Aboriginal Reserves in my
District, and [crossed out] (in writing)
- of the necessity of
sending one without
further delay. - In
hastening to obey the
Commands of His
Excellency The Governor,
I beg leave to state
that I was entirely
ignorant of what Native
Reserves had been
established here, until
in the month of November

last,

[bottom of left margin]

The Chief Commissioner

...... of Crown Lands

............. &c .... &c .... &c

Sydney.

[notes in left margin]

Mr F

....... 17[th]

For information

....... 21[st]

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