APPENDIX V. DISTRIBUTION of Stores for the use of the Aborigines by the Central Board from the 1st August 1868 to 31st July 1869.

Name of Station. Miscellaneous.

Coranderrk 700 ft. lumber, 9 bushels lime, 2 quarts ipec. wine, 1/2-lb. tr. opium, 2 lbs. senna, 1 quart spirits turpentine, 1 lb. camphor, 2 lbs. soft soap, 8 lbs. rhubarb. 8 ozs. jalap, 1 oz. quinine, 1 pint ammonia, 12 doz. copy-books, 96 lesson books, 24 penholders, 3 boxes nibs, 1 quart ink, 12 dictionaries, 24 slates, 1 ream foolscap, 24 arithmetic books, 3 planes, 4 augers, 1 rule, 12 chisels, 3 gouges, 3 mortising chisels, 1 saw, 1 brace and bits, 2 pruning knives, 50 lbs. sago, 1000lbs . salt, 10 lbs. hops, 36 boys' twill shirts, 150 yds. calico, 200 yds. prints, 60 yds. twill, 100 yds. osnaberg, 150 yds. holland, 100 yds, flannel, 150 yds. plaid, 100 yds. winsey, 36 doz. hooks and eyes, 2 doz. pieces tape, 2 pkgs. piping cord, 4 lbs. thread, 48 reels cotton, 200 needles, 4 lbs. candlewick, 24 tooth combs, 24 combs, 6 looking-glasses, 6 candlesticks, 6 buckets, 36 pannikins, 6 chambers, 2 pairs scissors, 24 spoons, 1 soup ladle, 36 knives and forks, 2 teapots, 2 slop pails, 6 scrubbing brushes, 2 whitewash brushes, 12 bath bricks, 2 enamelled dishes, 12 milk pans, 12 wash-hand basins, 6 washing tubs, 12 crosscut-saw files, 12 hand-saw files, 2 crosscut saws, 12 spades, 12 hoes, 12 rakes, 12 bullock bows and keys, 100 lbs. nails, 1 plough, 1 set harrows, 1 saddle and bridle, 2 sets plough harness, 6 rings for bullock yokes, 1 harness cask. Lake Condah 3 tons 7 cwt. potatoes, 14 lbs. arrowroot, 14 lbs. tapioca, 2 1/4 bags salt, 56 lbs. soda, 6 pots Holloway's ointment, 6 boxes Holloway's pills, 48 windows, 400 ft. lumber, 24 boys' twill shirts, 200 yds. calico, 100 3 ds. linen, 300 yds. print, 20 yds. moleskin, 50 yds. flannel, 12 doz. buttons, 100 needles, 12 thimbles, 1 lb. tape, 36 tooth combs, 12 combs, 1 boiler, 1 saucepan, 12 reaping hooks, 4 hay-forks, 3 mortising axes, 1 steelyard, 30 lbs. nails, 50 lbs. gunpowder, 50 lbs. shot, 5 boxes caps, 25 lbs. candles, 5 lbs. hops. Framlingham and Wangoon 5 lbs. salt, 56 lbs. nails, 1 axe, 8 spades, 1 shovel, 1 shingle hammer, 1 crosscut saw, 66 lbs. nails, 6 files, 1 cask, 4 buckets, 12 pannikins, 1 grindstone, 1 saw-set, 4 pickaxes, 500 palings, 3 doors, 2 sashes, 200 ft. battens, 3 locks, 3 pairs hinges, 1 oven, 8 bushels wheat, 1 plough, 1 set harrows, 6 hoes, 1 chest carpenters' tools, 2 account books, 28 lbs. shot, 6 lbs. powder, 6 boxes caps, 3 washing tubs, 2 boilers. Lake Tyers (Mission Station) 30 serge shirts for boys, 100 yds. print, 80 yds. calico, 40 yds. winsey, 6 lbs. thread, 40 yds. towelling, 72 fishing lines, 72 pocket knives, 72 combs, 72 pannikins, 36 camp kettles, 24 lbs. netting twine, 1 quart ipec. wine, 6 bottles chlorodyne. Lake Wellington (Mission Station).. 36 dressing combs, 24 tomahawks, 24 kettles, 48 pannikins, 6 spades, 36 towels, 100 yds. calico, 100 yds. woollen plaid, 30 yds. moleskin, 200 needles, 3 lbs. thread. Lake Hindmarsh .. 20 boys' serge shirts, 15 boys' twill shirts, 150 yds. plaid, 200 yds. print, 50 yds flannel, 50 yds. calico, 45 camp kettles, 36 quart pots, 50 pint pots, 48 tomahawks, 24 axes, 1 pit saw and handle, 12 flies, 1 cross­ cut saw. Tangambalanga .. 12 tomahawks, 3 pots Holloway's ointment, 3 boxes Holloway's pills, 60 yds. calico, 12 yds. winsey. Tarndwarncoort, Birregurra Longerenong 12 pannikins, 6 billies. Swan Hill Geelong Terrick-terrick East Charlton 1 lb. thread, 100 needles, 6 tomahawks, 12 billies. Mount Talbot Pretty Tower, Stockyard Hill,Carngham Walmer Nareeb-nareeb 24 tomahawks, 36 pannikins, 18 billies, 36 pocket knives. Hamilton 1 girl's dress. Kulkyne .. 6 girls' dresses, 6 tomahawks, 2 boxes Holloway's pills, 2 pots Holloway's ointment. Carr's Plains 9 children's dresses, 9 children's petticoats, 24 billies, 24 pannikins. Boort 100 pipes. Wyuna 6 boys' twill shirts, 12 tomahawks. Reidsdale .. 6 tomahawks. Ulupna .. 10 children's dresses. Killingworth Benyeo .. Towaninnie Mordialloc 28 lbs. salt. Mount Hope Wirmbirchip Mildura Gunbower Totals .. ..1

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Name of Station, Miscellaneous.

Coranderrk 6 hair brooms, 24 lbs. salt, 4 lbs. senna, 23 pints castor oil, 12 boxes Holloway's pills, 12 pots Holloway's ointment, 1 oz quinine, I lb. sulphuric acid, 8 ozs. oil crotonis, 4 ozs. pot. iodidi, 4 lbs. gentian root, 1000 lbs. salt, 50 lbs. sago, 7 lbs. mustard, 100 yds. calico, 200 yds. print, 10 yds. canvas, 100 yds. winsey, 50 yds. holland, 100 yds. flannel, 150 yds. plaid, 4 lbs. thread, 48 reels cotton, 200 needles, 40 doz. hooks and eyes, 24 tooth combs, 24 rack combs, 24 axes, 6 picks, 24 spades, 2 rakes, 24 bullock bows, 24 start keys, 200 lbs. nails, 36 knives and forks, 2 teapots, 6 scrubbing brushes, 6 bath bricks, 4 lbs. candlewick, 12 wedges, 2 hand saws, 12 crosscut-saw files, 4 bullock chains, 12 tin buckets, 36 pannikins, 3 augers, 12 reaping hooks, 48 tin plates, 12 sickles, 12 iron stretchers, 12 pairs hinges, 1 6-gallon boiler, 500 ft. lumber, 6 lbs. glue, 15 bushels lime, 12 window sashes, 2 gross pens, 12 reading books on sheets, 6 English History, 1 portable globe, 6 books Natural Philosophy, 6 Mechanics, 1 box prepared chalk, 8 doz. slate pencils, 3 doz. blacklead pencils, 6 pieces Green's eraser, 1 gross drawing copies, 1 quart black ink, 1 pint red ink, 1 pint blue ink, 3/4-gros s Darnell's copies, school tune books, 24 New Zealand Hymnal, 1 ruler (24-in.), 1 school atlas, 2 maps of the world, 1 map each Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Australia. Framlingham .. 1 plough, 1 harrow, 500 lbs. nails, 12 doors, 12 pairs windows, 9 tin basins, 6 tea-spoons, 6 table-spoons, 30 iron spoons, 12 billies, 48 tin plates, 6 milk dishes, 48 knives and forks. 60 pannikins. Lake Tyers (Mission Station) 100 yds. print, 80 yds. calico, 40 yds. winsey, 6 lbs. thread, 40 yds towelling, 72 fishing lines, 72 pocket knives, 72 combs, 72 pannikins, 1 quart ipec. wine, 6 buttles chlorodyne, 36 camp kettles, 24 lbs. netting twine. Lake Hindmarsh (.Mission Station) 150 yds. plaid, 200 yds. print, 50 yds. flannel, 50 yds. calico, 48 tomahawks, 45 camp kettles, 36 quart pots, 50 pint pots, 12 axes, 1 crosscut saw. Lake Wellington (Mission Station) 36 dressing combs, 24 tomahawks, 24 kettles, 48 pannikins, 100 yds. calico, 30 yds. moleskin, 200 needles, 3 lbs. thread, 80 yds. print, 80 yds. flannel, 30 yds. twill, 4 axes, 2 hand saws, 6 tin buckets, 80 yds. winsey, 30 yds. holland, 1 30-gallon boiler, 36 pocket knives. Tangambalanga .. .. . • 12 tomahawks, 3 pots Holloway's ointment, 3 boxes Holloway's pills, 6 yds. calico 12 yds. winsey. Tarndwarncoert Longerenong .. 12 pannikins, 6 billies. Swan Hill Geelong Terrick-terrick East Charlton, Yowen Hill 6 tomahawks, 12 billies, 1 lb. thread, 100 needles. Mount Talbot .. 1 gross pipes. Pretty Tower, Stockyard Hill Nareeb-nareeb 24 tomahawks, 24 pannikins, 12 billies, 36 pocket knives, 18 frying-pans, 24 mufflers. Vectis .. Hamilton Kulkyne 6 tomahawks, 2 boxes Holloway's pills, 2 pots Holloway's ointment. Carr's Plains 24 billies, 24 pannikins. Boort .. 8 tomahawks, 6 axes. Wyuna.. 12 tomahawks. Reidsdale 6 tomahawks. Ulupna Benyeo Towaninnie Lake Condah 300 lbs. salt, 200 yds. calico, 100 yds. linen, 300 yds. print, 20 yds. moleskin, 50 yds. flannel, 12 doz. buttons, 100 needles, 12 thimbles, 1 lb. tape, 36 tooth combs. 12 rack combs, 14 lbs. washing soda. Killingworth Wirmbirchip .. Mildura Mount Hope Mordialloc 28 lbs. salt. Gunbower Echuca

Totals

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APPENDIX VI.

ACCOUNT showing the Amounts voted for the Aborigines and the Amounts expended from the 1st August 1868 to the 31st July 1869.

Unexpended balance on 31st July 1868 ... Incidental expenses, and burial expenses, and thrashing grain Amounts voted for 1869— Food, clothing, stores, and other ex­ Medical attendance* penses ... Meat for various stations Medical allowance and medical com­ Amount expended for stores, &c. * forts ... Carriage of stores ... Fruit trees for Coranderrk ... Cattle for Lake Wellington ... Sheep for Lake Condah Gratuity paid to the executors of the late Guardian of Aborigines—Three months' salary Salary of Inspector of Stations (one year and eight months) Salary of Master at Coranderrk, from 1st August 1868 to 31st July 1869 ... Salary of Master at Framlingham, 1st June 1869 to 31st July 1869 Salary of Laborer at Coranderrk, 1st August 1868 to 31st July 1869 Travelling expenses, &c. Clerical assistance, from 1st August 1868 to 31st July 1869 Unexpended balance

* Medicines and medical comforts have been supplied the cost of which is not included in this sum. * For particulars of expenditure see statement below.

STATEMENT of the Total Cost of all Clothing, Provisions, &c. (including a portion of the transport thereof), supplied for the use of the Aborigines from the 1st August 1868 to the 31st July 1869.

Name of Station. Amount. Name of Station. Amount.

£ s, d. £ s. d. Coranderrk ... 472 5 7 Carr's Plains 137 7 10 Framlingham '35 9 7 Boort 83 1 11 Lake Tyers... 440 5 0 Wyuna 132 7 2 Lake Wellington 412 12 5 Reidsdale ... 141 19 4 Lake Hindmarsh 505 1 1 Ulupna 142 13 10 Lake Condah 529 5 8 Killingworth 49 13 9 Tangambalanga 82 14 0 Benyeo 103 3 6 Birregurra ... 107 15 10 Towaninnie 57 9 10 Longerenong 92 9 9 Mordialloc... 76 2 11 Swan Hill ... 395 4 6 Wirmbirchip 70 18 6 Bacchus Marsh 5 1 6 Mildura 70 8 4 Geelong 13 4 8 Mount Hope 26 9 8 Terrick-terrick 57 0 6 Gunbower ... 22 5 0 East Charlton 95 15 11 Echuca 19 7 0 Mount Talbot 31 1 0 Balmoral ... 20 II 0 Pretty Tower 160 11 8 Talbot 5 7 0 Nareeb-nareeb 185 13 10 Wangoon ... 30 12 7 Walmer 69 8 11 Hamilton ... 74 8 7 £5,204 9 8 Kulkyne ... 149 0 6

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ACCOUNT showing the Amounts voted for the Aborigines and the Amounts expended from the 1st August 1869 to the 31st December 1870.

Unexpended balance on the 31st July Incidental expenses, travelling expenses, 1869 &c. Amounts voted for 1870— Medical attendance * Food, clothing, stores, and other ex­ Meat for various stations penses ... Amount expended for stores, &c. * Medical allowance and medical com­ Carriage of stores ... forts Repairs to dray, purchase of sewing- machine, cart, and building materials Grubbing trees, &c, Coranderrk Cattle for various stations ... Potatoes and seeds for various stations Harness and plough and harrows Salary of Inspector of Stations Travelling expenses, &c. Clerical assistance ... Salary—Master at Coranderrk (Lang) Salary—Master at Coranderrk (Johnson) Salary—Master at Framlingham, Laborer at Coranderrk Unexpended balance

* Medicines and medical comforts have been supplied the cost of which is not Included In this sum. For particulars of expenditure see statement below.

STATEMENT of the Total Cost of all Clothing, Provisions, &c. (including a portion of the transport thereof), supplied for the use of the Aborigines from 1st August 1869 to 31st December 1870.

Name of Station. Amount. Name of Station. Amount.

Coranderrk Kulkyne ... Lake Tyers Carr's Plains Lake Wellington Boort Lake Hindmarsh Wyuna Lake Condah Reidsdale ... Framlingham Ulupna Tarndwarncoort Benyeo Tangambalanga Towaninnie Longerenong Mordialloc Swan Hill Wirmbirchip Geelong Killingworth Terrick-terrick Mildura East Charlton Mount Hope Mount Talbot Gunbower Pretty Tower, Stockyard Hill Echuca Nareeb-nareeb Walmer Hamilton ...

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APPENDIX VII.

BOARD FOR THE PROTECTION OF ABORIGINES.

The Honorable the Chief Secretary, Chairman. Theo. J. Sumner, Esq., J.P., Vice-Chairman. The Honorable S. G. Henty. Thomas Embling, Esq., M.D. James MacBain, Esq., M.L.A. John Mackenzie, Esq., J.P. William Macredie, Esq., J.P. R. Brough Smyth, Esq., F.G.S. Lon. Henry Jennings, Esq. Mr. Brough Smyth acts as Secretary.

LOCAL GUARDIANS OF ABORIGINES.

Armstrong, Thos., Esq., East Charlton, Yowen Hill McLeod, Hugh L., Esq., Benyeo, Apsley Andrews, Henry, Esq., Geelong McLeod, J. N., Esq., Castlemaddin, Portland Baker, W. R. Cole, Esq., Wirmbirchip, Morton Plains Macleod, Archibald W., Esq., Bairnsdale, Gippsland Campbell, Duncan, Esq., Lake Lalbert Mitchell, T., Esq., Tangambalanga, Little River, Yackan- Carr, Charles W., Esq., P.M., Avoca dandah Cooke, Cecil P., Esq., Lake Condah Officer, C. M., Esq., Mount Talbot Crespigny, P. C, Esq., Bright Officer, S. H., Esq., Murray Downs Dennis, A., Esq., Birregurra Porteous, Andrew, Esq., Pretty Tower, Stockyard Hill Farie, R., Esq., Boort Ralston, R. H., Esq., Roseneath, Casterton Garratt, J. M., Esq, M.P., Geelong Reid, David, Esq., The Hermitage, Belvoir Gray, Charles, Esq., Nareeb-nareeb, Wycliffe Reid, Curtis A., Esq., Reidsdale, Wangaratta Hedley, G. D., Esq., M.D., Palmerston Ritchie, John, Esq., Boodcarra, Belfast Hill, Moore, Esq., Sandhurst Rutherford, James, Esq., Ulupna, Murray River Howitt, A. W., Esq., P.M., Bairnsdale Scott, R. D., Esq., Camperdown Greene, Molesworth, Esq., Mount Hope Scott, T. P., Esq., Lake Condah Jackson, J. H., Esq., Sandford Simmons, J. W., Esq., Swan Reach Jamieson, Hugh, Esq., Mildura Stanbridge, W. E., Esq., Wombat, Daylesford Ker, W. L., Esq., Killingworth, Yea Strutt, C. E., Esq., P.M., Heidelberg Lane, Henry B., Esq., P.M., Belfast Synnot, M., Esq., Terrick-terrick Station, Mount Hope Learmonth, Peter, Esq., Hamilton District Leslie, M., Esq., Kulkyne, Swan Hill Tozer, F., Esq., Wangoon, near Warrnambool Mackin, C. T., Esq., M.D., Honorary Medical Officer, Wettenhall, H. H., Esq., Carr's Plains Geelong Wilson, S., Esq., Longerenong Molloy, W. T., Esq., M.D., Hawthorn Wilson, Alexr., Esq., Vectis MacLachlan, Ronald, Esq., River Avon Young, James, Esq. McLeod, John, Esq., Lucknow, Gippsland

APPENDIX VIII.

LOCALITIES, Areas, &c, of Lands Reserved for Aboriginal Purposes.

Locality. Date of Gazette. Area.

Moorabool and Werribee 26th June 1860 640 acres Karngun ... nth February 1861... 3 » Duneed 29th June 1861 1 Hopkins River, near Warrnambool ... 17th September 1861 3,500 » Lake Hindmarsh 17th September 1861 1,897 Woori Yaloak (cancelled 30th December 1862) 17th January 1862 ... 1,200 „ Tangambalanga 6th June 1862 640 „ Mordialloc... Not gazetted 640 " Coranderrk (in place of Woori Yaloak) 30th June 1863 2,300 „ Lake Tyers 15th May 1863 2,000 „ Lake Wellington, Sale 9th June 1863 2,356 „ Lake Condah 15th January 1869 ... 2,043 » 1 rood Coranderrk (extension) 24th July 1866 2,550 ,, Kangerton... 26th June 1866 111 „ Lake Hindmarsh (additional) 10th March 1871 1,710 „ 3 roods 14 perches

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RETURN showing the Number of Aborigines Confined in Her Majesty's Gaols and Lock-ups for the Year ending 31st July 1869.

District Where confined. Name. Offence. Sentence. Where sentenced. Date. Remarks.

Ballarat H.M. Gaol, Ballarat Jane Yorkey Drunk and disorderly Seven days or a fine of £1 ... H. M. Gaol, Ballarat 17th April 1869 Ballarat East Johnny ... " " ••• Discharged Ballarat East Bench 21st Nov. 1868 »> ... Louisa Breach of the peace 3rd Feb. 1869 Caroline ... " " Belfast Henry Harrick Drunk and disorderly 15th April 1869 Belfast Belfast ...... Billy Youl " " • • • Twenty-four hours' imprisonment ... 26th Dec. 1868 „ ... Jim Cain... " " ••• Discharged 28th Dec. 1868 " ...... Nelly Cain " " •• ,, ...... Kitty Cain " " •" „ ... Billy Youl Assault ... Seven days' imprisonment ... 27th Jan. 1869 Camperdown Jemmy Brock Discharged Camperdown 21st April 1869 " ... Barney McLean ... Drunk and disorderly " " ••• » ,, ... Billy Wallaby 19th July 1869 " „ Jemmy Ware it " ,, Jemmy Brock " ,, ... Johnny Dawson ... " „ ... Kitty " „ ... Maria " " ••• Louisa " Hamilton Sandy Hamilton ... Vagrancy ... Hamilton 6th Aug. 1868 " " ••• Wilful trespass One week's imprisonment ... 8th Aug. 1868 " ... One month's imprisonment... 19th April 1869 " „ ... " ... Idle and disorderly " Tim Drunk and disorderly Discharged 4th June 1869 „ Penshurst 18th Nov. 1868 " Penshurst Jack Gibb " Sandy Hamilton ... 6th Feb. 1869 " ...... 26th Feb. 1869 " " ••• Larceny ... Fourteen days' hard labor ... " ,, ...... Monaghan Lunacy ... Sent to the Yarra Bend Warrnambool 8th Sept. 1868 " Kitty Drunk and disorderly Discharged 19th Jan. 1869 Warrnambool 31st Aug. 1868 Benalla Bella Fined 5s. or twenty-four hours' impri­ Benalla ... sonment Benalla ... „ Obscene language... " Cocking Trumpeter Drunk and disorderly Discharged and cautioned ... 15th June 1869 " ...... " Biddy Larceny from dwelling under £ 2 Wangaratta 29th Oct. 1868 it ... Kitty Kilwalla " Wangaratta " " ••. Tommy Millar Drunk and disorderly " " ... Neddy 28th Dec. 1868 " „ ... Tommy ... Fined 5s. or twenty-four hours' impri­ 5th April 1869 " ... sonment " " ...... Obscene language ... Fined 20s. or seven days' imprisonment „ Discharged with a caution ... 8th May 1869 v " Jimmy Drunk and disorderly " " ... Tommy Reid 19th May 1869 Bourke Brighton ... William Mooney ... Obscene and threatening lan­ Discharged Brighton... 8th Aug. 1868 guage in a public place " Brunswick Johanna Cleary Drunkenness Brunswick 4th June 1869

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District. Where confined. Name. Offence. Sentence. Where sentenced. Date. Remarks.

Ararat ... Her Majesty's Gaol Billy Officer Stealing pair of trousers Three months 6th Jan. 1870 Ballarat Ballarat East Jemmy Hamilton ... Drunkenness Discharged Ballarat East 28th May 1870 ... Maria Hamilton ... Beaufort ... Jenny Vagrancy Beaufort ... 6th July 1870 Ballarat East William Harrick ... Drunkenness Ballarat East 2nd Dec. 1870 Beaufort ... James Miller ... Beaufort ... 24th Nov. 1870 Bourke Cranbourne William Mooney ... Assault with intent to commit Six months' imprisonment in Mel­ Cranbourne 5th May 1870 a rape on a girl under 14 bourne gaol years old Dandenong Stealing a horse and bridle Three months' imprisonment in Mel­ 6th Nov. 1869 and saddle bourne gaol Prahran ... James Mann Drunk and disorderly Discharged Prahran ... 18th Oct. 1869 Fined 10s. or forty-eight hours' im­ 6th Feb. 1870 prisonment Castlemaine Bacchus Marsh lock-up Johnny Horrick ... Discharged Bacchus Marsh 14th Mar. 1870 Jenny Horrick Geelong Camperdown Jemmie McLean ... Drunk and disorderly Forty-eight hours' imprisonment Camperdown nth Jan. 1870 George ... 3rd May 1870 North Geelong Lock-up Jerry Drunkenness Discharged Geelong Police Court 3rd Nov. 1870 Camperdown George ... Drunk and disorderly Camperdown 4th Nov. 1870 27th Dec. 1870 Gippsland ... Sale Lock-up Dairyman Drunk Sale Police Court ... 29th April 1870 ,, ...... 15th Sept. 1870 Inglewood Johnny Edwards ... Wilful murder Committed for trial Wedderburne 26th June 1870 En route to Maryborough Maryborough Gaol. Majorca ... William Hall Drunkenness Discharged Majorca ... 13th Nov. 1869 Talbot ... Dan Buckley Drunk and disorderly Discharged with a caution ... Talbot 15th Aug. 1870 Wedderburne Johnny Edwards ... Wilful murder Acquitted Maryborough Circuit 19th July 1870 Court Melbourne ... H.M. Gaol, Melbourne William Mooney Illegally using a horse Three months' imprisonment Cranbourne Police 6th Nov. 1869 Court Unlawful assault ... Six months' imprisonment ... 10th May 1870 East Collingwood Monday ... Being a neglected child Discharged East Collingwood 14th Jan. 1870 Came from Queensland and Lock-up Police Court returned thither. Swanston street William Mooney ... Drunkenness City, of Melbourne 31st Oct. 1870 Lock-up Police Court Ovens Wangaratta Tommy Reid Drunk and disorderly Fined 2s. 6d. or twelve hours' imprison­ Wangaratta 17th Aug. 1869 Fine paid. ment Discharged 25th Sept. 1869 Dick " ... 25th April 1870 Jemmy ... 26th May 1870 ... 2nd June 1870 Shepparton Cocky Trumpeter... Shepparton 8th Jan. 1870 Sandhurst ... Davy ...... Manslaughter Six months' hard labor Circuit Court, Sand­ 10th Feb. 1870 hurst Sandhurst Bobby Temanville... Drunk Discharged Sandhurst 27th Oct. 1869 Swan Hill Duncan Campbell ... Drunk and disorderly Forty-eight hours' imprisonment Swan Hill 24th Aug. 1869 William Towney ... 29th Mar. 1870

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APPENDIX X.

An Act to provide for the Protection and Management of the Aboriginal Natives of Victoria. [11th November 1869.] BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say) :— . Interpretation. 1. Save where there is something in the context repugnant thereto or inconsistent therewith the following words shall have the respective meanings hereby assigned to them (that is to say) :— The word " Governor" shall mean the person administering the government acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council. The word " Minister " shall mean the responsible Minister of the Crown administering this Act. The word "Board" shall mean the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. Regulations. 2. It shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time to make regulations and orders for any of the purposes hereinafter mentioned and at any time to rescind or alter such regulations (that is to say) :— (1.) For prescribing the place where any Aboriginal or any tribe of Aborigines shall reside. (II.) For prescribing the terms on which contracts for and on behalf of Aboriginals may be made with Europeans, and upon which certificates may be granted to Aboriginals who may be able and willing to earn a living by their own exertions. (III.) For apportioning amongst Aboriginals the earnings of Aboriginals under any contract, or where Aboriginals are located on a reserve the net produce of the labor of such Aboriginals, (IV.) For the distribution and expenditure of moneys granted by Parliament for the benefit of Aborigines, (v.) For the care custody and education of the children of Aborigines, (vi.) For prescribing the mode of transacting the business of and the duties generally of the Board or any local committee hereinafter mentioned and of the officers appointed hereunder. And every such regulation or order shall be published in the Government Gazette, and any publication purporting to be a copy of the Government Gazette and containing any such regulation or order signed by the Minister shall be received in all courts of justice as evidence thereof. Board of Abori­ 3. There shall be in and for Victoria a Board to be styled the " Board for the Protection of Aborigines," gines. consisting of the Minister and such and so many persons as the Governor shall from time to time appoint to be members thereof, and the persons who at the passing of this Act shall be the members of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines are together with the Minister hereby appointed the first members of such Board. The Governor may from time to time appoint other persons either as additional members of or to supply any vacancies in the said Board, and may remove any member whether by this Act appointed or hereafter to be appointed: Provided that in the absence of the Minister such member as shall be annually elected by the Board as vice-chairman shall preside at the meetings of the Board. Officers. 4. The Governor may from time to time appoint a local committee consisting of three persons to act in conjunction with the said Board, and also officers to be called local guardians of Aborigines, and may also at any time abolish such local committee or remove any such member of a local committee or a local guardian ; and such local committee or guardians shall perform the duties assigned to them respectively by this Act or any of the regulations to be made thereunder. Bedding, &c, not 5. All bedding clothing and other articles issued or distributed to the Aboriginals by or by the direction to be sold. of the said Board shall be considered on loan only and shall remain the property of Her Majesty, and it shall not be lawful for the Aboriginals receiving such bedding clothing and other articles to sell or otherwise dispose of the same without the sanction of the Minister or such other person as the said regulations may direct. Offences. 6. If any persons shall without the authority of a local guardian take whether by purchase or other­ wise any goods or chattels issued or distributed to any Aboriginal by or by the direction of the said Board (except such goods as such Aboriginal may be licensed to sell), or shall sell or give to any Aboriginal any intoxicating liquor except such as shall be bond fide administered as a medicine, or shall harbor any Aboriginal unless such Aboriginal shall have a certificate or unless a contract of service as aforesaid shall have been made on his behalf and be then in force, or unless such Aboriginal shall from illness or from the result of any accident or other cause be in urgent need of succour and such cause be reported in writing to the Board or a local committee or local guardian or to a magistrate within one week after the need shall have arisen, or shall remove or attempt to remove or instigate any other person to remove any Aboriginal from Victoria without the written consent in that behalf of the Minister, every such person shall on con­ viction be liable to a penalty not exceeding Twenty pounds or in default to be imprisoned for any term not less than one month nor more than three months. Breach of regula- tions. 7. If any person shall violate the provisions of any regulation made under or in pursuance of this Act, Obstructing offi­ or shall obstruct the Board or local committee or any local guardian of Aborigines or other officer in the cers. execution of his duty under this Act or the said regulations, every such person shall on conviction forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding Twenty pounds. Who to be deem­ ed Aboriginals. 8. Every Aboriginal native of Australia and every Aboriginal half-caste or child of a half-caste, such half-caste or child habitually associating and living with Aboriginals, shall be deemed to be an Aboriginal within the meaning of this Act; and at the hearing of any case the justice adjudicating may, in the absence of other sufficient evidence, decide on his own view and judgment whether any person with reference to whom any proceedings shall have been taken under this Act is or is not an Aboriginal. Recovery of pen­ alties. 9. All penalties under this Act may be enforced by summary proceeding before any justice.

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REGULATIONS AND ORDERS MADE UNDER THE ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRO­ TECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ABORIGINAL NATIVES OF VICTORIA.

At the Executive Council held at Melbourne the 13th day of February 1871. PRESENT : His Excellency the Governor Sir J. McCulloch. | Mr. Wrixon. WHEREAS by the 2nd section of the Act of the Parliament of Victoria numbered 349, intituled An Act to provide for the protection and management of the Aboriginal Natives of Victoria, it is amongst other things enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time to make regulations and orders for any of the purposes hereinafter mentioned, and at any time to rescind or alter such regulations, that is to say— I. For prescribing the place where any Aboriginal or any tribe of Aborigines shall reside. II. For prescribing the terms on which contracts for and on behalf of Aboriginals may be made with Europeans, and upon which certificates may be granted to Aboriginals who may be able and willing to earn a living by their own exertions. III. For apportioning amongst Aboriginals the earnings of Aboriginals under any contract, or where Aboriginals are located on a reserve the net produce of the labor of such Aboriginals. IV. For the distribution and expenditure of moneys granted by Parliament for the benefit of Aborigines. V. For the care, custody,, and education of the children of Aborigines. VI. For prescribing the mode of transacting the business of and the duties generally of the Board, or any local committee hereinafter mentioned, and of the officers appointed hereunder. Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, doth make the following Regulations and Orders, in which the words "Governor" and "Board" are intended to have the meaning attached to them by the Act:—

(i.)—PLACES OF RESIDENCE. i. Provision will bo made by the Board for the residence of Aboriginals and tribes of Aboriginals at the following places :— Coranderrk, Lake Wellington, Lake Tyers, Lake Condah, Framlingham, Lake Hindmarsh

(II.)—CONTRACTS AND CERTIFICATES. 2. No contract with any Aboriginal for any service or employment for a longer period than three months shall be of any validity as against such Aboriginal, or as an exemption from the penalty imposed by section 6 of the Act, unless such contract shall have been approved by the Board, or the Aboriginal shall, at the making and during the continuance thereof, hold a sub­ sisting certificate to be issued as hereinafter provided; but this regulation shall in no way effect the validity of any such contract as against the person entering into it with the Aboriginal. 3. Any person desiring the approval of the Board to any such contract shall apply therefor by transmitting to the local guardian or other authorized agent of the Board in or nearest to the district in which the applicant resides an application signed by him in the subjoined form (hereinafter referred to as the contract):— Contract submitted for the approval of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines. Particulars of Contract. Name, residence, and occupation of of employer. Name of Aboriginal. Nature of work or service to be performed. Date from which service under the contract is to commence or has commenced. Money payment as wages or otherwise, and the time or times when payable under the contract. Rations (if any) to be given in addition to money payment (if any), and quantity and quality of rations agreed to be supplied. Name and address to which the applicant desires communications in reference to this application to be posted. Date of application. Signature of Applicant. 4. The local guardian or other authorized agent of the Board, after making such enquiries as he or they may think necessary to enable him or them to judge of the propriety of approving the contract, shall forward the same with his or their opinion thereon to the Board. 5. The Board, if satisfied of the propriety of approval, will cause their approval, signed by the secretary, to be endorsed on the contract, and will return the same to the local guardian or committee, and post a copy thereof with such approval endorsed to the address mentioned in the contract. 6. The Board may modify any such contract at the time of approving the same by directing all or any part of the money payment payable to the Aboriginal to be made to some local guardian or other person specified in that behalf instead of to the Aboriginal himself,and shall in such case endorse such direction in manner hereinbefore provided with respect to their approval; and after the time at which the approved contract so modified would in course of post have reached the address given in the contract, the contractor shall not be entitled to credit under the contract for any payment so directed to be made unless made as directed. 7. Any money to be received in pursuance of any such direction shall be applied at the discretion of the receiver for the benefit of the Aboriginal or of any member of his family, subject to any express direction given by the Board, and shall in every case be accounted for to the Board as hereinafter directed, or upon application by the secretary at any time. 8. The Board may, at their discretion, grant to any Aboriginal able and willing to earn a living by his own exertions, a certificate in the subjoined form, signed by the secretary, which certificate shall not remain in force for more than six months from its date, or the date of its last renewal ; and any such unexpired certificate may be renewed for six months by the endorsement of the date of renewal, and signature of any member of the Board, local guardian, or member of a local committee who, in the exercise of his discretion, shall think fit to renew the same:—

Certificate under the Aborigines Protection Act. This certificate was issued on the day of 18 to an Aboriginal named , aged about , height about , and known or distinguishable by the following peculiarities [state if any"], he having represented himself as able and willing to earn a living by his own exertions. The effect of this certificate, while in force, is as follows :— It authorizes him to enter into a binding contract of service for any time during which this certificate remains in force. It permits a European to harbor him without incurring any penalty. It does not authorize any person to sell or give him any intoxicating drink or affect the penalty for so doing, or confer any other exemption from penalties under the said Act. This certificate will not remain in force after the day of 18 , unless renewed in the meantime by the date of renewal, and signature of some member of the Board for the Protection of Aborigines, local guardian, or member of local committee being written thereon; and it will not remain in force after six months from the date of the last renewal. Secretary to the Board for the Protection of Aborigines. No. 41. D

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(III.)—APPORTIONMENT OF EARNINGS. 9. Where a number of Aboriginals are located on a reserve, and where they cultivate fields and gardens, or raise and keep live stock, or otherwise, by their labors, produce marketable goods, the Board may, from time to time, order the sale of any produce or live stock or goods, and out of the net proceeds of sale pay to the Aboriginals who have labored on the reserve such sums as the Board may deem right, having regard to the kind and amount of labor performed by each.

(IV.)—DISTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE OF MONEYS. 10. In the third month of every year, or so soon after as practicable, the Board shall submit for approval by the Governor a statement showing in detail the quantities of the rations, clothes, medicines, live stock, and other things which they propose to distribute amongst or employ for the benefit of Aboriginals for the ensuing twelve months, and an estimate of the amount to be expended in the purchase and carriage thereof, and of the amount to be expended in salaries and wages, and travelling and other expenses, for the like period. II. Once in every year the Board shall submit to the Governor a statement for the past year, showing in detail the quantities of the several things distributed, and the quantity remaining on hand, and the amount of actual expenditure in salaries, wages, travelling and other expenses, for the like period. 12. Every local committee, local guardian, or other person entrusted by the Board with the distribution of any stores or other things, or the application of any moneys received from the Board, or from the employer of any Aboriginal, shall furnish the Board with a monthly statement in detail of all stores and other things received and distributed, and of all moneys received and disbursed, and showing the balances on hand of stores or other things, and of moneys unexpended up to and inclusive of the last day of each calendar month,

(V.) CUSTODY OF CHILDREN. 13. The Governor may order the removal of any Aboriginal child neglected by its parents, or left unprotected, to any of the places of residence specified in Regulation I., or to an industrial or reformatory school.*

(VI.)—SECRETARY. 14. The person who at the passing of these regulations shall be acting as secretary of the Board is hereby appointed the secretary.

(VII.)—MODE OF TRANSACTING BUSINESS. 15. An ordinary meeting of the Board shall be held in the first week of every month, on a day to be named by the vice- chairman. 16. A special meeting may be convened at any time by the secretary. 17. Three members of the Board shall form a quorum. 18. The secretary, or one of the members acting as secretary, shall keep minutes of the proceedings at each meeting, which shall, if correct, be confirmed at the next meeting. 19. The directions of the Board to its officers shall be given through the secretary, or, in his absence, in such manner as the Board may think right, and the secretary, or acting secretary, shall conduct all correspondence and certify all accounts approved of by the Board. And the Honorable Sir James McCulloch, Her Majesty's Chief Secretary for Victoria, shall give the necessary directions herein accordingly. J. H. KAY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

At the Executive Council held at Toorak the twelfth day of May 1871. PRESENT : His Excellency the Governor Mr. a'Beckett | Mr. Bates. WHEREAS by the second section of the Act of the Parliament of Victoria numbered 349, intituled An Act to provide for the Protection and Management of the Aboriginal Natives of Victoria, it is amongst other things enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time to make regulations and orders for the purposes therein mentioned, and at any time to rescind or alter such regulations : And whereas on the 13th day of February last His Excellency the Governor in Council made certain regulations and orders, and it is expedient to alter same : Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, doth make the following Regulation :—1. That the word "year " in the said recited regulations and orders of the 13th day of February 1871, numbered respectively 10 and II, shall mean the financial year as fixed and adopted by the Legislative Assembly. And the Honorable Sir James McCulloch, Her Majesty's Chief Secretary for Victoria, shall give the necessary directions herein accordingly. J. H. KAY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

* By the Act 349 the following are deemed Aboriginals:—" Every Aboriginal native of Australia, and every Aboriginal half-caste or child of a half- caste, such half-caste or child habitually associating and living with Aboriginals, shall be deemed to be an Aboriginal within the meaning of this Act; and at the hearing of any case the justice adjudicating may, in the absence of other sufficient evidence, decide on his own view and judgment whether any- person with reference to whom any proceedings shall have been taken under this Act Is or is not an Aboriginal."

By Authority : JOHN FERRES, Government Printer, Melbourne.

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