1885.

VICTORIA.

TWENTY-FJR,ST REPORT

OF

THE BOARD

FOR TilE

PROTECTION OF THE ABORIGINES

IN

THE COLONY OF VICTORIA.

l'JU<;SENTim TO BOTH HOUSES 0]' PARLIAMENT BY IIIS EXCELLENCY'S COZ.IMAND.

No. 99. JOHN nmm;:s, GOVEHNMENT rRIN'!'ER, ~!ELBOT:HXE.

Preparatton.-Not given. rrintlng (760 copies)

APrROXIMATE COST OF REPORT. £ •. d.

£26 0

SrR, hit July, 1885. The Board for "the Protection of the Aborigines have the honour to submit

tor Your :Excellency's consideration their Twenty-first Report on the condition of the Aborigines of thiH Colony.

1. The Board held twelve meetiugs during the year.

2. The numlwr of Aborigines belonging to the stations is as follows:-Coraudorrk, under tlw umnRgement of .Mr. nootlall ... Frmnliuglmm, , , Honl. R. Thwaites Lake Comlah, ,. , l~evd. ,J. H. Stahle Lake \Velliugton, , , H.evd. I~. A. Hagenauer Lake Tye1·R. , lVIr. J. Bulmer La.ke II'iudrmtr~h. , , Revd. W. Kmmer

107 104 112 83

lJO

594

B. The average attendance of Aborigines during the years 1883-4 and 1884-5 wm;-

1883-4. 1884-[J.

C'orau.[errk 104 lOO l•'rmulinghnm ..• 90 82 Luke Coudnh ... 91 86 Lake Welliugton 79 ~')

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Luke Tren< ... 64 64 Lake llintlnmrsh 60 GO

<188 464

4. Outside of these stations, the Board, through local guardians, Stlpply the wantH, Hii t»r as practieahlP, of about 250 Aborigines who cannot be induced to live on the stations (Bee Appen<lie<'R TX. and XIX.). About 144 of thi:,; numlwr Jive on the }{urray, from Koon<lrook and Swan Hill to Ned's Corner. Between th(•se points there are sen•n dcp()tR, where stores and clothing can he ohtaincd by thos<~ in need of them. During the last year the death rate amon::; these people has heeu heavy, nine dPaths having oecnrr<><L There \n•re no births.

TJ. TlH' 1mmlwr of hirths, mmTinge~->, and deaths on tlw Htations dnring the vear was- llirt11~. rliurriugei>, lit·ntli~.

Cornuderrk 3 () 6 Framlin,glunn 6 2 ()

Lake Condah 4 l 2 Lake W cllingtou 2 2 9 Lake 'l'vers 6 l 7 Lake lilndrmml1 5 () 4

26 6 2~

ln 1883--4, the number of births was 20, and the number of deaths 21.

6. The gross proceeds of the products of the various st<ttions are as follow:­

Coranderrk ..• Framlingham IJake Condah Lake Wellington Lake Tvers Lake Hindmarsh

£ s. d. 1,163 6 2

124 17 1 926 3 l 241 11 7 27 10 3 69 16 1

£2,553 4 3;

As stated in former Reports, the greater part of the produce obtained (except that from Coranderrk) is consumed on the stations, and thf\re is, consequently1 little left for sale. The Coranderrk hops still keep up their reputation as being the best. grown in the colonv. u ~

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7. The number of children attending school Coranderrk · ... Framlinglmm Lake Conduh Luke Wellington Lake Tyers •.• Lake Hindrnarsh

34 19 27 27 27 17

151

8. The reports of the managers, together with the expenditure and receipts, on the various stations* will be found in the Appendices.

9. The Board regret that the Government have not been able this session to pass the necessary legislation to carry out their recommendations with reference to the merging of those half-castes capable of earning their own living into the general population of the colony.

10. The thanks of the Board are due to the local guardians and honorary correspondents for their services during the year; also to the officials of the Hamilton, Swan Hill, and Sale Hospitals, and to Drs. Reid and M:cLean, of Sale, for their kind attention to the sick.

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient servant,

His Excellency Sir H. B. Loch, K.C.B.,

&c., &c., &c.

* There is no Report from Framlingham, the manager

E. H. CAMERON, Vice-Chairman.

resigned and left the

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APPENDICES.

APPENDIX I. Sm, Ahorigiual Station, Lake Hindmarsh, September 10th, 1885.

I have the honour to forward my report on thi,.; station for the twelvemonth emled .Tune 80th, 1885.

The average daily attendance haii Lcen ~lightly over 60, bnt the total numLer of Aborigines Lelong­ing to the station is 78.

The number of births and deaths will Le found in the Rchedule;; forwanlotl herewith. There were no JHaJTiage;; celebrated tlnring the perio<l nndor review.

As reganls the state of henlth of the Auorigine,; dnring the year, I beg to ~ay that it compnre~ fnvorably with that of previou~; years. For month~ together the :-;tation has been quite free fi'Om sieknes;;.

The stock on tlJC reserve compri~o;; 8 hor,;eH, :10 head of mixed cattle, and 350 sheep. One hor,-e has t!ied, aml anot.her i~ getting too old for work, leadug ouly 2 fit for work. A good stannch workiug horf\e is very mnch needed. The milking (!OW~ arc poor, owing to the scarcity of feed, and do not give much milk. The amumn was exceptionally dry, uml when the rains came at last they were followe<l by <·oltl frosty wertther, which prevomed rho gras,; from growing. Several yonug calves dim! for waut of ;mfficient nourishment, and one cow aml ono lwifer from mtting poiooned chaff laid for the mbbits. The lambing would have been good but for the fact of the ewe~, being low in eondition, leaving the lambs as soon n~ they were boru. Con,;iderahle numbers of lambs perished in this way. The average in lambs i,; 70 per cent. Seventy sheep were killetl fi)l' mertt for the blacks.

The erop of hay was Yery goo<l, alHl snffieiellt for the requirements of the ~tation. About 1~ tons of hny were ~old. This season the pro;;pocts of n goo<l lmrvost are nHything but bright, the ~ea~on~ non­tinning ~o nnfavorablo to the growth of the cropR.

The vines are still ,;ufforing from the o1dium, bnt seem to he recoveriug. The crop of gmpo:< was light, and rhe ineome f1·om this source b Rteadily tleerea.siul!'. The quality of the grapes wa~ good. Except­ing pea;;hes, all other kindR of fruit. were a failure.

The Hnrnue!' of cottages is tweh·e. Two of the original log-lints are in a bad otate of repair, :mLl ought to be pulled down and new 011es built instead. \V ere this done, HOt only wonltl there he ~ufficient aecommodat.ion for thoce who wish to Jive in honsos, hut t,he appearance of the stfltion would, likewise, he imp!·ovod. Perhaps I shoulcl say that ;;ome of the honHes containing only one room afford insnf!ieient accom­modation for n married (:ouple with children, and the women find it next to impoHsiblo to keep them ti<l,L The two·roouwd one~, as n rule, are kept elean ami tidy.

The l'eHeJTo is now being endoscrl with n good substantial fence of red-gnm posh.;, Jive wires, awl top rail. This, when finished, will be a most mefnl improvement and n great comfort to ll''. As there is now uo public road through the roseiYe, no one will interfere with ns, ami we expect. to reap the full benefit of our labonr~ in keeping down the rabbit,; and wild doi£B. I am exceedingly obliged to the Board for this feneo, aml may ;,ay that our interest in improving the reserve, which .:ommence<l to flag, seeing tliat stranger,; wen: reaping the benefit of our exertion~, has Hince hcen greatly ;;trcngthenod. Two gang'~ of men worked well at ringing trees for ~ome months, others cut down scrub and bmnml the mallee, whcrob1' the work of onulieating the rabbit,: ha~ l>een greatly facilitated, and the grazing capability of the reser,;e improved. The mbbits, although not exterminated yet, have been got under contml, and the wild dogs have not troubled us this year.

The men do not like to pay for their rations for their families while they arc at work elsewhere, and much grumbling lms again re~ulteLL Otherwi:ie their conduct has been fairly goo<l, and eases of drunken­ness have been of rare occurrence.

The ~upplies of clothing and ration;; granted by the lloanl have been iuvarittl>ly goUt!, for which we beg to tuutlm· our he~t thaub; on behalf of thol-!o nwlor our care.

Thanking yon for your kind !ttteution t,o the well-Loing of the station and the blad;.:; located here,

I have the honour to he, Sir, Y om obedient servant,

The Secretary, Aboriginob' Bmml, }Ielhounw. C. W. KRA:MEIL

An::sTRACT OF Binnrs, MARRIAGJ<:s, AND DEATHS AT THE LAin<: HrNDliARSII ABORIGINAL STATION DURLNG THE TwJ.:LVE>ION'l'H ENDED JUNE i)Q•rH, 1885.

(a) BIRTHS, Alice Pepper.

RETURN SHOWING NUMBER OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL AT LAKE HINmL\.RSII ABORIGINAL STATION.

Boys mrls

Total

Total Number of Aborigines on Station

September 1st, 1885.

11 (j

17

78

C. W. KHAMER.

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ABSTRACT OJ' Bmn-1s, :\L'I.RmAGEs, AND DEATHS, AT THg LAKE HrNmL\RSII AllonwrNAL ST-~Tros DlJlUNC: THE Tw~;LVEMONTH ENDED JUNE ii0Tll, 18iii\.

(a) BIRTHS. l. (}onion December 7th, 1884. Father black; mother lmlf-custc. 2. IV:tllace December 22ml, 1884. Father lmlf-caste; mother half-caste. a. \Villiam Hm·ol<l Kinear, December 2:3rd, 1884. Fnther bbck; mother ltalf-easte. 4. Archibal,l Hugh Pepper, January 2nd, 188.i. F:tther bhwk; mother half-cm.te. ii. :\Hl'iam Fentou, April loth, l88J. F:tthcr black; mother half-caste'.

(/,) MARRIAGES . .;.\'il.

(c) Dl<~ATHS.

L Alice Pepper, black, ,July 22nd, 1884, agml l4 cousnmptiou. 2. Augustus Pepper, bhcd:, December Wth, 1884, years; peritonitis. :3. Old Toby, bhwk, February 2ith, 1885, aged 87 years; senile decay. 4 .. Julia Taylor, black, June 2nd, 1883, aged 11 years; consumption.

Angust 3L.;t, 1885. C. W. KRAMER.

RETt:RN snOWING TIIE INco1m OF L,\KI' lliND?ofARSn AnomGINAL STATION DFRING THJ•;

Twi,LYJ<::~IONTII l'Nnrm .JuNE 30TH, 18:-\5.

By sale of wool Hy sale of sheepskinB By S<'tlc of lmy By sale of fruit Hy sale of empty Ln,gs By sale of empty case ant! barrel

Hire for one horse

£ 8. d. 47 :3 6 a 1 11 4 ll 10

l:l 18 0 0 12 (j

0 4 0 0 4 (j

69 16 l

September 1st~ IRSii. C. W. KRA~IER.

APPENDIX II. SIR, Swan Hill, 17th September, 1886.

I hnYe the honour to report for your information that during the last twelve mont,hs there has been no change whnteym· in the moral conJition of the blacks on the Lower Mnrray; they still lead tbe same wandering exi.-;tcnce; the only exception is that of the Stewart family, at. Fishpoint. Stewart has a small ~election, upon which he all!l his family live; he is a most imlustriou~< mau; but none of the other blueks tnke example from him; industry of evcq kind sccrns quite foreign to the1· uatnre. Mort1ility during the year wa~ great., nine Ut:!Lth~ having occurred. There was not a single Lirth among,;t them.

I have the honour t.n be, Sir, Your obe1lient Fcrnmt,

EDW AHD TRONSON, Lo('ftl Guardian. Captain Page, Genl. Iusptr., J\IelbournP.

APPENDIX Ill. Sm, Ramahynck J\Iission Station, Lake Wellington, .July 12th, 1885.

I have the honour to forward to yon my report on the st!tte :m l progress of rho mi,;sion work among the Ahorigino:; at thi!' station aml the :mrronndiHg district for thu pa~t y<'rrr, from ,J nly lst, 1881, to June :10th; 18Hii.

I. The total nnmber of Aborigines has been the same n.~ the ye:n he[oro, namely xa, lml thi,; nnmher has been 1leerea;;ell throngh ,;cvcral deaths, which will bu ohKerve<l nL the talmlar statement a,; follows, aecordi ng to the mouth ly returns:-

TotaL AtteJJd~un·..:. T(~tn.L Attondance. 1884 . .fuly ... 82 82 188.} .. January 72 70

" Aug·.tst 8:~ 8:1 Fcbt'L<L;·.y 74 66 September 81 H l , )larch 74 60 October 79 l!l , April . .. 80 ()()

, Novcrnbe.r l!l 71) :\h•y 70 Gfi December 69 ()7 , .Tune .. , 86 66

IL 1\larrmge~.-Two ; Bobert. ~Ioffnt, Lake Tyer~, Florence Foster, Hmrmhyuck, at present at Lake TyerR; i~ ndrew MeKiniiOIJ, Emily llriiullP, at pre~cHt. m Hriagolong.

111. Birrh~.-Rosa Conolly, lwlf-ca»tc eiiild of lralf-casLe parents; X ora :\lcKinnou, half-caste child of half-caste pnrentll.

lV. Dc:tths.-Clwrle~ Hiver, full blaek, agetl ii(), died of an abscess; Martba \Yood, full black, aged r1, Jle1l of eon~nmption: Jane lhymollll, full blaek, aged {.·,, hydatid,;; Colirw Gilbert. full black, a;.;cd lU, inflammation of the bowels; Kare H;tyrnond, fall black, ngr·d Io, h_nlatidi:': Alfred Kmmer, full black, »ged l, tcet.hing; Loui~ Ua_yl!Wtl<l, full black, !l, tmeutHOilia; Arthm l'cppcr, half-caste, aged 3, Jrop:-;y; Matilda Gilbert, fnll black, 10, eonsmnptiou.

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It must be stated here that among those who died were seHral who have been ill for a number of year~, and had been at the Rale Hospital several times for longer or ~hortel' period,;, and that in all eases the doctor was employed, and every possible attcution paid to them.

Amoncr the above stnted number of !l3 have been 27 of mixed blood and 56 full black ; of them all were 39 ~hildren and 44: adults. Twenty-seven of the children attended school. Thi~ number will be less next year. •

V. The school at thi sstation is still enjoyinf!: all the benefits of the Education Department as a ~tatc school under the excellent and enrefnlmanagement. of .Mr. and Mrs. Bcilby, and is attended by about ~0 ehildren, including some scholars from the snrronwli ug district. The selectors are glad to have a goo(l school ,;o handy, and for the black children it is of grea.t benefit to mix at ~chool and in the p!aygronml with those of a superior race. The oxaminat.ionK by the Government In~pector of ~choob hanc given again very f!tvorable result~, so that the ~ehool 1:>iill keeps up tbe good reputation whieh wa~ gained from the beginning. Again "everal children lmve pa~."ed the standard of education fixed by the law of the eountry. The religion~ instruction (half-an-!Jolll' daily) has been carefully carried ou, and good progres~ made in this class, a~ nlso at Sumlay-~ehool. He~ides the sehoollcssons, both secnhu· ami religion~, the children rceeived p!'acticnl iustmctions in all manner of lW111llltllnhom: the boys, iu ganlemng, milking, cutting wood, and other thiugi!; whih;t the girls had le,;son~ in sewing, wa:;hing, mending, housework, aud ironiug, &c. Con­sidering all the lnbour and patience bestowed on the children, one must feel regret that the result~ iu after life do not eomc up to the mark whieh we ean rea~onably expect, bnt we 8till hope to see greater progre;;s made in future.

YI. In reference to the land belougiug to thi~ reserve, l may again state that the whole reserve i~ fencetl in with n good tllree-rnil fence, aud i~ Hubdi,'ided into the following paddoeb:-

A.-Largo paddoek of 1,~00 aereo, including 500 aeres of morass land, whieh can only be n~ed in dry sea:.:ou:<. The new di \'i~ion fence of thi6 paddock rnns through the mot·ass awl up the hill, but i,; only half finished at prescut; we hope to ::ret done when we ha Ye labour from the blacks avnilu.ble for the purpose.

B.-This is a wcll-fem~ed paddock of ;)20 acres, which we u~e for yonng ~<t<wk aml working lmlloeks, &e.

C.-This paddock eolltains about 200 ae1·e~ of gotHl graziug land for the milking cow,;, work­ing horses, and young calve.'. In it is the home or mission station loeateJ, whiel1 includes a nnmber of smaller paddoeks and garden~ enumerated in the next ~hort state­ment. Paddock C is the best improved one of all belonging to the rc~erve, ami a very f!:OOd retnm.

D.-There are, l ~t, a fom·aere paddock, called the• hop ground; 2nd, a fixe-acre paddo<'k for calve~ belonging to the milking cow;; ; 3nl, five 1tere~ laid out in Hnall tdlotmonts for gardem for the natives, and some other small paddoeks for cultivation. The return~ from the hops aud abo from the other cultivation ground,; have not heen up to onr expeeta.tiou, 011 acemmt of the very dry seallml dnring last. year, :tnd I· fear th:tt it will be the same next "eawn, as we 11ave had uo rail1 at all for the ploughing of the laud. ~~~ refenmec to the returns of vegetables in the various g·ardens, I am happy to say that there has been a good supply of everything for the hon~eholds, bnt I conld not give the amount aeeonli 11g to money value, a" all has lJccn used hem on the ;;tation.

VII. 'J'he reserve is fully stocked with ahont 250 head of cattle, which is at pre;;ent all that the latH! eau earry, on aeconnt of the very ,lry ~en~ou. The stock is, on the whole, in a~ goo(l n eonditi(>U a~ any in the district, although we (•oul,l wi:;b to see it bet.ter. Regular return:; of the ~took are ,;eut iu every month, and all partienbtrs stntn(l in them .. The 30 cow~ broken in for milking ;:upply the place during the whole year, and if any <>l' tl1e familieB wish to milk one or more <·ow~ for themselves, we are glad to as~ist them in this respect. If we ha \'C any surpln;; ~tock, we sell it for the henefit of the station, and aeeonnt for the ~ame in the Jinanein.l ~tntcmcnt uiH!er pamgmph X. below.

VIII. No now cottage~ lun·e been built rlnriug the pa~t year, ],ut all the buildings have been kept iu proper repairs, and, where it was ueedc<l, mhlitions made to them for the comfort ol' the families. The new fence in front of one row of hom>es ha;: been emnplotcd, mu! give; a very pretty appearance to the e~tablish­ment. Another nmlergronml wat.er tank has been addetl, as well as some new fences for ynrtl:; ami gardeus erected, and other smaller improvements mmle wherever it wa" required, so that all on the station is in good order, ami gives eomfort to the inhabitants mnl a pleasiug impt·e~,.;ion to visitors.

IX. In referenee to general corHlitiou, comfort., and happines8 of the people, 1 wish to refer to my statements of last year, ami can only :t<l(l that nll hns been done th:tt was possible for the good of the Aborigines, both by the Govcrumeut Board and by the l\Ii,;sion~ Committee and their agents, which tlw blaeks aeknowledge with thankfulneHs. It. i>< to be rogrertet! that the proposed law relating to the half­caste!'< has not been before Parliament yet; hnl it is to be hoped no lo11g delay will take place, for the goo,[ of the people themselves.

X. The financial statPment below ~hows the :;tate of income ami expc11diture during the year. The failure aud the low priee of hops ha,; made the income rather lower than was expeeted; still, if it is cont<iilered that the est.ahli,.;hmcnt has been fully ;<npplied with frct'h meat, and the vegetttbles for home IIHC

all supplied from the station, so that ration8 from the I~oard were not required in snel1 qnautitie,- a~ otherwbe wouhl have been the case, the ,results have been <rnite ar; much as was needed. The aceounts are as follow:-

From hides Surplus stock Hops Balance due

Total

Ixco~!E. £ .1', rl. 1:3 10 ;)

220 19 0 7 2 4

84 4 6

... £az;; Hi 1

EXPE1'!1>1Tl'RE.

Overdraft of last year '.V ages accounts ... General expenditures, including build­

ings I<' or hop labour, &c.

Total

£ ·'· d. 167 s a 87 0 0 1)7 10 4

;) 7 6

£32;) Hl l

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The value of the fat cattle killed for nse does not appeal' on the financial statement, for the simple reason that it would ha>c to appenr ou both sides for no pm·posc. \Ve have killed only 31 head of fat cattle, but, in mldit.iou, had dnring the hot weather our supply supplemented by the killing of about 60 fat sheep, which are neither brought iuto account here. Rcferriug to the above aceounts, I beg to state that all the original voucher~ um numberetl before they are entered into the station bookH, and that the whole is nlways amlited by two publie amlitor:;, so that. they are ready at any time for iu8pcction at a momencJ.; notice.

XL In concln~ion, I beg to state that our hlacks here have beeu well cared for hy the Aboriginal Board aud the lnspectol'-Gencral, ami that both the clothes, blankets, and articles of food have been of .-ery suitable and usefnl qualities, for which I wish to cxprcsH onr best, thanks. Iu my general estimates fot· the coming year, I have Hlatcd the small number of artielcs and the quantity of building materials required dnring that time, and, if granted, we shall not w:mt anything for a considerable time besides foo.l aml clothes.

XII. I also wisu to expres~; our hest thanks to Doctors Reid and McLean, of Sale, who have been very at 1eutive to the sick mnl snffct-iug in tlJC hospital, on the station, or elsewhere.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Y onr obedient scrnmt,

F. A. HAGE~AUER. Captain A. 'M. A. Page, Inspector-Gcnerul of Aborigines, :i\ldhonrne.

APPENDIX IV. SIR, Lake Comlah, September 8th, l88ii.

I have the hononr to forward my annual report with reference to the mRungemeut, condition, and progress of this station and the Aborigines under my care. ·

The total number of the blacks antl half-caHtes belonging to the stntiou is about the same as it >Yas last year, viz., l U, atHl from 84 to 88 of this numher have Jeen continually residing here throughout the year.

The state of health,. though wotHlerfully good during 1he la~t four or five months, was not so at the commencement of winter; for we had an nnu~nttl amount of sickne8s at that periqd. The complaints from which the patients, who were chiefly children, suffereJ. were croup and inflammation of the iutet'llal organs.

The rctnm of births aml deaths is as folbnv;;:-

BIRTHS.

:Same. Cultmr* Date. ! X nmcs of Pal'Cuts. Colour.

'-~ ~~-- . -'~~-

George Henry ... Black March 24th, 1885 ... I George Egan ... . .. Black. ... ... ... l Eva l<~gan ... Black . ... .. . Ernest ;rolm Charles mack March 5th, 1885 { 8amuell\Iobourn ... ... Black. ... ... . .. ... Bella i\lobourn Black: . ... . .. Edward Jemi!on Hlack June 5th, 18811 j .r a rues Mullet ... ... Black. ... ... ... ... l Ellen Mullet Half-caste . ... .. . SusanmLh Half-casto ... June 19th, 1883 ... {Alfred :3!cllonald ... .. . Half-caste, ... . .. ... Anuie McDonald Half-caste . ... . ..

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DEATHS,

Same. ~_\ Colour, ])ate. Ca.nse of Heath. Age.

--~·~------····-··-~·~ ·----- [-

Flora McKiunon McDouald ... : Half-caste .•. May 4th, 1885 ... Convulsion~ ... ... . .. 14 mouths.

Beatrice ::Hobouru ... ... ! Black ... May 8th, 1885 . .. Disease of throat and mouth 20 months.

There was one marriage during the ycae.

The conduct of the people who residctl on the station was satisfactory. They attendctl willingly to their work, appeared contented with their condition, awl lived harmoniously and peacefully together.

The number of children attending school was-Vi boys, l:l girls, 27 total. The ages of the pupils range frottt fhm to fifteen years. As the school changed hnml~ during the year-Miss Gregory,. who carried it on vet·y wccef'qfnlly o'"!!l' eight year~, having resigne!l, and Mr. Oelrich having heen appointed-it has not ma<lC ><uch satisfaetory progr,os;; as we could wish; hut. iu eon:;idcratlon of the fact that changes always have some disturbing effe{'t npou the general ront.ine awl order of any school or c,;tn,hlishment, some allowance must be made, but I hope to be able to report in another year that it has made headway, as was the case in former years. ·

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The work done by the native~ w:ts chiefly clearing ground, fencing, cultivating, autl gardening. There were abou1 :~O(J acres elearecl from tlettd timber, 1! mileK of log fence wet'e erected, ami posts and rails split for half-a-milll of fencing to be llllt np act·os,; the HWamp, in <mlcr to cotUplete another dividing fence on the ~tation reserve. ~ix acre~ of ont~ were ~own for hay, anti about the stune nmllher planied with potatoes. The crop,< tu mod out fairly well, but not so well as was the case in previous years.

\Ve had an ample Hitpply of vegetable~, for, beside,; one large general garden, several of the Ahorigines lut\'C garden;; of their own, in which they grow a variety of vegetable;;.

As our stock of eattle increased to over BllO, but became rathev impoverished of late years, on account of l!R having killed, on an average, ;lO hem! for lilo:tl for the Aborigines, annually, dming the last 10 years, aiH[ the ,;tack having never hecn changed, I recommended tlmt the cattle should he solu mal fvesh stock placed on the re~erve. They wore sold hy the lu::;pcctor of the Board, and realized £:l 10~ per head all through, and I f1lll happy to lcnru that the Boanll!as decided to re·stock the station from the money renJised for the e:tttlc, an<l to HSe the lmlanec in nmki11g improvement;,; for the better workiug of this establishment, aml r will feel glad if this is carried out ere loug.

I feel thaukfnl to the Board for rm:onHuemliug, and to 1lw Government for kindly granting, the 1,800 acres of stouetl adjoining the station to be a<ldetl to this re~crve, for through this the blacks, whose hunting grounds lmve beeome more cireumscribed every year througli the land heiug taken up all rouiHl the ~tation, will lmn~ a considemble tract of eonntry secured over which they can go unmole:;ted in pursuit of game. The stones, whPn ftwce(l iu, will likewise he profitaLlc to the stati011, as they· will be fair pa~tmal land for cattle.

Om· ~heep, of whieh we have 400, arc looking wdl, from which it i~ evideut that thi~ parr of tho cmuHry is well mlaptc<l for thew.

The chureh here, whieh has been erected to a great extent by the labour of tlte Aborigines them­selves, and through coJJtrihntionl:l from sympathil"iug friends of the mission, far amlnear, was opened for service hy the Bishop of' Ihllamt on the :l7th Mnrd1; and a~ it i~ a subject of interest in connexiou with this :-:talion, I will here copy n J'cw exlraets from the Bishop's remarks in the vi;;itors' hook. He writes­" How can one cYer vi~it, thi;, Mation, as mauagc<lH0\1', without delight? As alway;;, I found on every ham! the ,;igns-nnmi~taknblo to u pmetical ep;-of strong, wise rule, aiHl ehcerfnl ,<ympathetic manage­ment. vVheu the loweriug storm of the formwon pa~sed over, ami the many vi,;itor~ gathered with the blacks npou the green, the l"tntion lookecl charming, nay hrilli<mt, as happy magnetic a home of a peaecful indnstrions Chri~tiau community as the c~·e ecmld wi"h to rest ou. A l>mmer, floating proudly from a lofty Ht1ttf, proelaimed that it was a day of jubilee, and the heautifnlnow dll!reh, the heart of the station, which now pre:<i<les impo,ingly over the statiou building;;, was the occa,.ion of it. l hel<l two opening Rerviees, at l and at 7, the latter for the children. Tl1ey were, to my mi1Hl, delightful; the ~inging and worship full of heart, the attention of oltl am! young perfl_,ct, the answers of the latter, whcu catechised after the evening ~ermon, admirable. I Ben•t· l1eard the singing bettPr doue; the anthem, 'Make a joyfnlnoicie,' was excellently well nmderetl in the eonr~e of the midday sm·viee," .

The ehureh being 11ow eomplcted, ami the house;; of the Ahol'igitiC~, comparatively Hpeaking, ~uhst:mtial am! comfortable, the z<tation ha~ tltt• appearance of a hright and proi'lpcrous villag-e; but n new Htablc i~; very mueh needetl, for the present one is so tlilapidated that it hardly affords any Hlielter to horses when pnt there. Further, a lttrl!:t· nndergronml tank, to conserve miu water for the use of the people in summer, would be a Yery )!TCat booH~ ... - for when the creek (which is in reality only an overflow from the lake) dries up, as it alway::; doe~ in warm weather, the Aborigiues have to carry all tl10 water they require for dmnestie purposeH, enokiug·, &c., a uitHHlll'O of over lwlf-a-mile, in bucket~, tub~, &c. Ahont a dozen of really goorl milking cows are also mgcntly required, for a number of little children are growing up, fm· whom milk, as an article of •liet, i,: absolutely necu~sary, and of the cows we ~till have, there i~ at present only one giving milk.

The income and expenditure were as foUow :-lNCO~IE. Exncmr:runE.

£ 8, d. £ 8, d. Cash balancs from last year 24 11 6 I o tons of potatoes, at .£3 per ton 30 0 0 Wool 47 3 :! 8 tons of hay, at £3 I os. per ton 28 () 0 Hark 51 5 9 20 head of cattle used for meat, at £;) IH'r Hides and skins 22 14 2 head lOO 0 0 10 tons of potatoes, at£:) per ton ao 0 0 175 weaners b:.mght, at 4,;, each ... 35 0 ()

8 tons of hay, at £3 !Os, per ton: 28 0 0 25 fat sheep for meat, at 9s. 6d. each 11 17 6 20 head of e>tttle, at £5 per head lOO 0 () 30 fat sheep for meat, at 12s, eaeh 18 0 0 30 fat sheep, at 12s. e:ach ... 18 0 0 Cash to Aborigines in wages and travelling

expenses, &c. 4:.! 3 9 Station accounts ami inciuental expenses 48 4 I!

3l:l 5 4' Cash on hand

2

8 9 ')l -·· ----- -----Total .£321 14 7 Total ... £:321 14 ~

I

-----Special thanks, which I herewith dc~ire to expres~, are tine to the Hamilton Hospital Committee

and their ~kilfnl doctor (Dr. Be:mett) for kiwluess shown and assistanee given in many instnnecs to severnl of om Aborigines, who were willingly received into the hospital, nu,! most kindly and, I am thankful to ;";ay, most successfully treated when there.

Finally, I desire to thank the Board 11nd yon for all help given iu carrying on the management of this station, and espeeially fur the very liheml :mpply of mtiom; aml elothing, w hi eh were all of very good quality. .

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

.r. H. ST AHLE. Capt11in Pnge, Gen. Insp. and Secretary B.P.A., :Melbourne

10

APPENDIX V.

Sm, Mission Station, Lake Tyers, September 21st, 1885.

I have the hononr to forward report for the year emling June 30th, 1885.

I am sorry to say I cannot ~peak of any great results from our cultivation, for, though we put in our usual crops, the fi1rm ha,; been so very dry that we did not reap so much as we sowed. I never remember to have seen it so dry in Gippslaml. The rainfall for the year ltas not been fifteen inches, and even np to the present time we have had no great downfall of rain. The grouml is now very dry, !tml, though occasion­ally we have a slight shower, yet the ground lms not got a good Honking to enable it to stawl the summer heat. The prospects at prel'ent are not very cheering.

'\Yith regard to improvements, we lmve erected two new euttages, and a third will soon he erecte(l. All the cottages except two arc in very comfortable onler ; the two which are not, are not worth repairing, ail they were built. many years ago of palings and rough hush timber, whic·h lutH 110w taken d!'Y rot, so that it would be almost impossible to make them decent iu appearance, eithct· outwardly or inwardly.

vVe have made eon>liderable improvement in our orchn.rd, having it to twice its original size. It is well fillc(l with fmit trees, which at present look well, in spite of the dry ;;easou. They arc all planted in a very good position, and, there being a goml subsoil of clay, they retain the moistnre.

We have aL,;o a ,-ery promisi11g orchard on the ear;t side the station, which i;; planted with apple trees ; these also look well.

The blacks have been engaged in clearing the conlitry round the station. They have cleared one of the home paddocks. and it has been ;;own partly with English grass, which will make it a very valuable enclosure for the milking cows. They hnve also ma.rle a go•Hl jetty for landing with the hoat. This has been long needed.

The health of the ~tation at present i>l good, though there have becu lntely many cases of arising from the sudden changes of tempemture we have had. The ~ieln1ess took the form of low fever, which in some cases was intermittent. This was mther troublesome, e,.;pccially in the ca~e of infants. I am happy to state, however, that no deaths took place from thi~:~ cause.

Y on will bee J.y ,;clwdule enclosed that we luwc had r;ix birth:;, anti ;,;even dmtths, aml one marriage.

The attendance at the :;tfttion ha:; avemged 6±. The greatest number we have had at the station was 90. There are over I 00 who belong to the di;,;trict, hnt they have not all been here during the year.

The children iu the hoarding-hon,.;e are well looked after hy William aml Lily Thorpc, a half-caste couple. There are at present eight boy;; and four girls li viug with them.

The number of children attending the school is 27, 14 of which are boys and 13 are

The stock 011 station numbers Gil mixed cattle, ami 226 ewes and 1 ram; 5 cows have been killed for meat, 36 sheep. I may state that., owing to the vcr_Y" dry season, there has not heen itny material increase either among sheep or cattle; during the lambing of lRtH we lost a grettt many of the lambs, ami this year, though the l:tmbing is very fnir, yet I think it would be better were the season more fhvorable; however, I think we will have a very much better percentage than last year, as there is more grass now for the lambs, owing to the slight showers we have had, ;>o that we may hope they will gain strength before the summer sets in.

I nuty state that I have been able to supply the Aborigine~ with more meat than formerly, since the Board allowed me to purchase 10 fat cow,;; however,~~~ the nmnhcr living on the ~tarion is now 75, I feel it would he too much expense to supply them fully, so I allow some of tlu•m to hunt game and fish to tmpplemcnt the supply. 1 think this i~ hut right, as the expense would be enormous were all fully supplied, especially as Aboriginals consume larger quantitie8 of flesh meat than of other kinds of food.

No produce has been sold. Our· potato crop, which occupied 2 acre~, did not produce ~:~nfficient potatoes for the use of station; I have had to pnrehase some fm· seed.

The income and expen<litme for the year have been as follow:-

Bv sale of wool By balance

£ s. d. -·- 27 10 ;~ ... 38 5 1

£65 15 4

J<:xpenditnre £ s. d. 65 15 4

£65 Hi 4

The clothing and other stores supplied by the Board have been of goo(l qmtlity, and, as to qua.ntity, quite sufficient to meet the wants of the Ahot·igines.

I am happy to say that there ha,; not lJeen very much drink onpplied to the Aborigines, though in one or two cases they have been able to get strong drink; thongh they have not returned to the ~tntion drunk as in former years, they have not camped so mneh about the lakes' entrance as formerly.

On behalf of the blacks, I would thank the lloard for the supplies they have received during the past year.

I have the honour to be, Sh·,

Your most obedient servant,

JOHN BULMER.

Captain A. :ftf. A. Page, General Inspector, B.P.A.

11

HI P.TIIS.

Colo11r, !late.

I.ncy Thorpe Half-caste Sept. 20th, 1884

DaYitl ).lcDongall Black Jan. :list, 18Sil

Y iolet .lane Ha yes Black August 6th, 1884 ...

Xo name gh·en (female) 1\hl(;k June Stb, l88i)

Theresa Hammoml Quadroon I 7th, 1 SS,:J

Henry William Hayes }3lack .Jnly 2ith, 18Sii

DEATUS.

~am e. Colour. lhu:.c. ·

:\Iary Hammoml Black Aug. 22w1, 1884 Louise McDougall Black Sept. l/th, 1884 11ary McLeo<l Black Oct. 'ith, 1884 A lice .lohuson Hhwk Oct. 22utl, 1884 King Clmrlcy Black Feb. 9th, 188.3 Alexamler Hrcen Black ;yray 6, 1885

No name gi,·eu (gil'l) Bhu·k .) nne 8th, 1 88.)

l\IAH!tlAnEs.

f \Villiam 'l'hot·pe I Lily Thorpe ...

f Willimu ~lcllongall (Wil-

. liam since die<l) , Emma MeDougall ... !.Jack Haves ·r Rosy H<(yes J Robert HalTim ... l Maggic Harrim ... (Charles :\ ewkong } . Eliza Uammon<l · l (they were not married) ~ \;'illi<.lm l:byes ... t Carolme Ha yes ...

ea.use of Death.

Bronchitic Pneumonia Inflammation of lnngs Dia!'I'hce<t Inflammation of brain Phthisis, with congestion of

~pine Premature birth

Colour.

Half-caste. Half-caste. Black.

Black. Black. Black. RhiCk. Black.

Qmulroo1! & hlack

Uhwk. Bhcck.

Age.

16 months. [; vears. 6;f years. l 8 months. i'iO ye;crs. 19 yca.rs.

l day.

There was one marriage dnl'ing the ym1r:-Ernma .;\foDougall, wiclow-Dick Cooper. widower, 1 3t.h December, lHiH.

APPENDIX VI. Sm, Aboriginal Sdwol, Corawlorrk, 1st .July, 1 RR5.

I have the lwnom to report that very satisfn.etory progres . ..; has been made in t.he work of the school rlnring the past year. In atlrlirion t.n ~eYeral visits of inspeetion by yourself, the school ha~ IJecn iuspccted and examined by Iu.;pector,.; from the Education Department, and I have much pleasure in stating that, at the last: exnminatioll, while the wiiOio school passed very creditably, the fifth class do~e1'Ye~ ,;pecial reference.

Out of the six iu this class, two passed the Government stamlard, and, of course, obtained the n;;ual cm·tifieate. Of the others, two pa:-~setl in eight subjects out of nine, three passed in seven :mhject>l out of nine, ami ono in six out of nine, whii:<t the peree1ttago of pa.:-~se~ gained hy the whole school was 1:\0·H:H, as ugniust ti0·698 at the former examination, ,;lwwing an iuercase in the percentage of passeH of :t<H:iil over the exmnination of the previous year.

The atteJLt.lauee of the childrcu throughout the year has been very regular, aud, with only one or two ex;·eption~, always pii!li't.nal.

The higlw~t Humber on t'lw roll awl nttoudin7 the sehool was 4:::1, viz., 2G girls mHI 22 boys; o[ this tl!tmher J.! are white children, hut the rest (3-J.) belong to the natives.

The girl;< are tm1ght kuitting Mtd sewi11g by .:Ylr~. ~haw, and some of them nre 11ow knitting cuffs a11<l socks, & ... , a.nd :LII passed ill thi,.; work heforP the lu,.;pccror.

Like all wttivu ehildnm, they are fond of music, and some of the girls ha vo good voices and siug well; hm the boy,; arc ;;onwwhn,t lmshfnl, alHl tlo Hot exerci~e t.hcir vocal power:< a" the girls do.

The school is properly fmni"hed, aud well snpplictl with all the Hoce,-sary hook', maps, and slates, &c., and although still ,;ome;vhat int~o!lvenieut for teadtiHg in, owing to it~ pe(:uliar shape unil ,;ize, yet it hail been nmch improved both in the ma.tter of aeeommodutiou and veutilntion. The new fire-place recently erechHl is a great comfort and improvement upon the little stove we bad to put np wir.h, in past years, during the cold winrer month~. Alt,ogethel', 1 tltink we may he very tlmnkfnl for the success and improve­nwut generally that has takeu plu.ce during the past twelve months.

1 ha Ye the houonr to be, Sir, Your obedient servant,

Cnpt. Pnge, Bo:ml for l'rotectiou of Al1origincs, 69 Temple Court, Melboume.

JOSEPH SHA W, Teacher,

12

APPENDIX VII. Sm, Coranderrk, ,July 27th, 1885.

I have the hononr herewith to forw:ml my ropor~ for the year ending .r uue 30th, 1885. Again it gives me much pleasure in heing able to forward a very fnvorable report upon the general

condition of things at this station. . The usual work of the station has hcen carried ou very satiEfactorily, although the number of hands

employed this year is much below that of any previous year, the ual ivcs luwing ~:~hown a hearty willingness, which is not alwr.ys seen.

The hop crop, ttlthough not so large as the previouR year, wa~ still a good one, much better tlmu nmuy previous ones; and the quality was abo, a~ far as I lmvo ueeu able to ascertain, excellent, giving great satisfadion to the pmohaser.

The improvements effected c01t.~ist of the erection of nholtt two miles of firHt-class post-and-rail and wire fencing, a six-roomed brick eottage fot· .i\Ir. Shaw (~ehoolmastcr), an(l 1t two-roomed weatherboard cottage for the single men.

The laud under cultivation, besides the hop plantation, is five acre~ of hay, from which we took about ten tons. \V c also planted about two acres of potatoes, hut, owing to ndverse weather, we lost them alL

The health of the resident,:, on the whole, has been fairly good, although several cases of chest disease of long standing have given ~omc trouble. The (]oath rate has :tlso been higher tlmn the two previous year~ of my residence here, which ha~ been augmented by two unfortunate accidents, viz., that which occurred to John Charleo, who accidentally shot himself while Bearching for a lost child, and thnt of .John Terrick, who received serious bnm~ while ;;ittillg near the fire, which terminated fatally four weeks !tft.erward.

The children arc making highly s~ttisfactory progress in the ~chool, under the instrnction of :Mr. Shaw, whoso earnest and faithful attention to his dnties has been rewardell by baYing ol)tained at the last examination the highly sa.tiHfalltory pcrcent.nge of rc:mlts of RO·H21 per cent. Thi~ high percentage, when the low state of the sehool a.t the time when it wa~ taken in charge by him, also the absence for n long period of time of several of the children, nm~t be very gratifying iu<leetl.

The ehiltlrcn in the dormitory are, as usmtl, well looked nfter and carotl £01· by the matron (:Miss Persse). They arc clean, orderly, and well Jookctl after, and nppe.u healthy nnd contented.

The otation i~ now enclosed with a ;,;nhstantial post-and-rail and wire fence, and is subdivided into seven paddocks-one being used for the hop plantation, two for growing potatoes and hay, one for a heifer pa(ldock, one for a fattcning paddock, one for the general ~tock, and one which has just been cleared for a potato pnddock.

Them have been HO head kille(] for consnmpt.iou on the starion, and 8 head hnYe died from differcut causes.

The stock on the ~tatiou eonsi;;t~ of about 120 head of verv indifferent sfock, which !ihonl(l be immediately supplemented with a .frc;;h supply, otherwise there will he" none for killing pnrpo~cB.

There are seven head dranght sroek, aml fom hacks of a very indifferent kind. The number of Aborigines belonging to the ,;tatiou is 107, of whom l.Hi nre black aud 72 half-caste.

I have the honour ro he, Sir, Yon r most oherlient servant,

A. :M. A. Page, E,;q. WILUAM GOODALL.

No.

2

3

1 2 4 4 5 6

RETURN 01" BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, A~D DEATHS AT CORANDERRK.

J olm Charles Ann Briggs ... • J. Laidlaw Bella Spides Sarah Rowan J. Terrick ...

Name.

BIRTHS.

rarents' N<l.mes.

August 3, 1883

Jnly ll, 1884

August 12, 1884

J R 'IV amlin (.T. Wandin l D. Rowan

<I L. Hunter

{s. Rowan J. Rowan

DEATHS.

Half-caste Black .. . Bhwk .. . Half-caste Black ... Black .••

Oct.ober il. 1884 November 6, 1884 ... November 7, 1884 .. , March lii, 1885

'I June 4, 1885 March W, 1885

Gunshot wound Bronchitis .•. P1•ralysis ... Consumption Bronchitis ... }~urns

Colour~

Half-caste. Half caste. Half-caste. Half-caste. Black. Black.

35 years. 60 years. 59 years. 21 years. lO months. 8 years.

APPENDIX VIII.

AccouNT showing the AmonntR Voted, &c., for the Aborigines an<l the Amounts Expended froln

1st .July, 1884, to 30th Jnne, 1885.

£ s. d.

Balance in Bank of Australasia, 30/6/84 2 J 17

2 Balance in hands of Mr. Goodall 5 Vote 1884-5 .. . 0 10,500 ()

Deposits 0 V!l ()

Sale of procluce, &c. ~ !lli7 5

2 13 Sundry collections 8

I

··--·---·---------------------------

£11,515 1!1 IJ

Medical attcnclance, medicines, &c. Se eels

. Permanent improvements Stock ... Superintendent, Coranderrk Teachers, Matron, Stores, clothing-, provision~, &c., inclucling

cn,rriagc Hop-growing, Coranclerrk Wages to Blacks other than in hop gronncl at

Comnderrk Expenses in cultivation other than hops llonrcl and loclging and travelling expenses

(Aborigines) Travelling expenses (Members of Board) Hanlwnre Blark~mith's work ... Stn.tioncry, school-hooks, &c. Harness, sa<l(llery, &c. lnsur:wce Sn lary General Inspector an cl Secretary ( U

months) Travelling· expenses General Inspector aml

i:iecretary ... Clerical assistance ... ltent of office

i Auditing accounts (Messrs. Langton and Holme~)

Manager, Framlingham ... Tcaclwr, Fr:unlingham Boanling teacher, Framlingham Matron, Con<lah Services entire horses Fnnernls Advertising lkposits IlPposits returnc<l Horse-feed l:'rnceccls balance sale of hops 1R83-4 (paiil

iuto Trcasnry) Furniture Bullock-dmy, Coranclerrk Clock, Hepairing buggy, Framlingham Horse-works for chaff-entter, Framlingham Fishing-nPt, Lake Tyers ... Sunrlrics Local Gnar<lian, Swan Hill

. Fircwnotl Hcwanl Balance in Bank of Australn,sia Bahncc in hands of General Inspector Bn,lance in hands of Mr. Gondall Unexpende<l balance of vote

£ s. d.

4(j() 6

Hl 7 5

1,27G 2

20D 5 0

250 0 u 150 0 ()

60 0 0

6,181 15 0

G62 ii 10

286 12 11

fi-1 18 0

104 14 10

7 2 0

117 6 :1£) 7 (j

r,n 7 7

17 111 " iH 1 tl

;);)'1 8 4

9:! !I B

2il 0 0

24 9

,, " 0

177 10 0 (j() I) ()

20 0 0

20 0 0

2S 7 fl

2cl 7 10

17 0

:w 0 0

9 () ()

11 IR 1

Rl IS 8

26 17

10 0 0

;; 10 0

H 5 0 1" ,, G 0

1 0

" 9 9

20 0 0

10 0 0 :) ll 0

H>S !I f)

·I 0 0

0 HI 7

0 9 7

-----

t:JI,515 1~ I)

Balance Bank of Australasia, 30/G/i'-4

Balance in hands of Mr. Good:tll •••

Vote, 1884-5 Deposits

Sale ot Produce, &c.

Hundry collections

Comnderrk xr nnu1inghc'l1H I.ake Condah

I,ake Wellington I,ake 'l'yers

Luke Hindmarsh Melbourne Apsley

Bairn&lale

Casterton ..•

Camperdown

Hwan Ill!! and District Geelong Tnrrumberry

Wynna

\Vangarratta :Xathalia

14

APPENDIX IX.

.£ ,\'. d .

5 1i 2 Station n,nd Depots Accounts (see below) ...

2 5 Unexpended Ihlnnce of Vote

10,500 0 0 Balance in Bank of Austmlasin

39 0 0 Deposits

96i 5 9 I le posits returned

2 l:l 8 Jhlance in hands, Geneml fnspector

Balance in h:mh, ~rr. Goo.Jall

£11,515 19 0

Station and Depots Accounts.

£ ,\', d.

4,13:) 5 ()

1.408 14 5

1,012 11 2

5.56 9 3

1.182 13 10

1,034 0 10

774 7 2

HG 17 7

2 12 6

56 19 3

2 1 0

828 17 8

ll 3 10

10 15 :l

115 15 4

70 lG 9

5 0 0

-----£11,303 0 10

---

£ s. d.

11,:103 0 10

0 9 7

168 9 0

30 0 0

!J () 0

J 0 0

0 19 7

£11,515 19 0

St.tilon.

Corauderrk ...

}'rarnlin g ham

Lake Condah

Lake Wellington

l~ahe Tyers

l:.ake Hindmarsh

Saitnie8.

£ s. d.

460 0 0

257 ] 0 0

20 0 0

APPENDIX X.

TAnLLAlt kTATEllrEXT of the AmouHts Paid for each Station fron1 1st , 11-<:-it tn 30th ,Jnne, 1:-\fl;).

" ag<;s to A llodgines. P1·ovis!ons. Clutliing. llll!Jrovements. Jlardw:ne. Stot·k.

-~

£ s. d. £ d. £ s. d. £ s. rl. £ d. il. £ s. d. £ S. rl.

630 1[1 2 TiO 0 u 452 1 !'} 199 !) 8 tj4 5 7 158 ; 7 J'H 5 0

61 12 0 505 i) 0 284 :l 5 46 7 9 !Hi 8 3 20 0 0

51 5 0 448 19 !) 273 19 9 2(1 5 11 I G Hi 0 18 113 5 25 0 ()

367 15 4 127 12 5 ... 15 1.) 0 ... {33 2 5 189 4 u 82 4 2 30 0 6 27 5 9 72 0 0

416 9 3 131 •> 1

I illS Ill 8 30 14 0 5ll 11 I) ...

NOTJ:.-The Mi~~ionaries an<1 Sehnol Toachori\ on the :\Iis:,;ion Statiolls are vnid by their respccti\'C Committees.

Sundries. T'1tal.

,.... £ s d. £ ,<:, rl. Cl!

675 16 6 4,133 5 0

115 1l 0 1,408 14 5

68 8 4 1,012 11 2

45 (j 6 556 9 3

48 17 0 1,182 13 lO

11 9 11) 1,01H () 10

APPENDIX XL AccouNT showing the Amounts Ueceived from and the Amount~ Expended ou Coranderrk from

ht ,July, 1884, to 30th .Tune, 1885.

To Sale of hops (Calcutta) , (London)

of hides Balance

£ s. d.

H 3 4 57 18 10

9 16 G

G 4

£4,1il3 !i 0

Manager Tenchers Mntron Medical attendance, medicines, &c. Provisions, &c. Clothing Hardware \V ages, re hops Other expense~, 1·e hops \Vnges to Blacks other than in hop plantation Seeds, &c.

Carriage of store~ ... Harness, saddlery, &c. Cultivation Travelling expenses (Abotigines) Board and lodging (Aborigines) ... Stock l'rrmnnent imJ1rovcmPnt~ ... Proceed~, hnlm1c0 s l10 of

Treasury Bullock drn,y A<hertising :Funerals Stationc1·y, books, &('. :Furniture Insurance BlackRmith's work Clock ...

hop~. pn.id into

£ s. d.

250 0 0

150 0 0

60 0 0

158 I 7

sus 4

45:! 0

6-± 5 7

<±57 3 3

205 2 7

173 15 11

18 i 5

101 l 5

1214 9

38 5 6-± 17 0 B 6 0

122 r. 0

7fl9 9 8

Ill 1ll 8

10 I) ()

10 11 0 12 0 0

1G 7 !l

12 13 1

2G 13 !i

15 3 5

3 10 0 -----£4,133 5 0

N OTE.-The hop crop this year reali~ea £l,OR1 7 s. tiil., hnt the bill:; are not due until September.

APPENDIX XII. AccouNT showing the Amounts Heceived from and the Amonnts Expendea on Framlingham from

lst July, 1884, to 30th June, 1885.

£ ... d. £ s. To Proceeds sale of cattle 124 17 1 Manager 177 10

Balance ... l( 4 Teacher 60 0 Hoarding teacher 20 0

Medical a.ttendance, medicines, &c. 118 8 Provisions, &c. 505 ~

•)

Clothing 284 2 \V age~ to Black~ Gl 12 Ca.rrin.ge of ~tores 9 10 Cultivation ... 8 G Stock ... 20 0 Permanent improvements 46 7 Scrvicrs entire l10rses 28 7 Blacksruitl!;s work ... 20 4 Travelling expcn~es (Aborigines) 7

Harness, s1•ddlery, &c. -± 1ii Horse feed 11 18 Insurance ;; 11 Repairing buggy 14 5 Horse workB for chaff-cutter 13 6

''· 0 0

0

.. () ,, ()

2

8

0

9

0

(j

(j

1

0

0

0

-----£1,408 14 5 £1,408 H 5

17

APPENDIX XIII.

AccouNT showing the Amounts Received from and the Amounts Expended on Lake Condah from lst July, 1884, to 30th June, 1885.

To Proceeds sale of cattle Balance

£ ·"· d. I

760 10 0 Matron 252 2 Medical attendance, medicines, &c.

/ Provisions, &c. Clothing Wages to Blacks Carriage of stores Cultivation ... Stock ..• Permanent improvements Hardware Coffins

£1,012 11 2

APPENDIX XIV.

£ s. d. 20 0 0 78 16 5

448 19 9

273 19 9

51 5 0

54 18 10

10 1 6

25 0 0

29 511 16 16 0

3 8 0

----£1,012 11 2

AccoUNT showing the Amounts Received from and the Amounts Expended on Lake Wellington from 1st July, 1884, to 30th June, 1885.

To, Balance •.. £ s. d.

556 9 3

£556 9 3

Medical attendance, medicines, &c. Provisions, &c. Clothing Carriage of stores, &c. Furniture

APPENDIX XV.

£ s. d.

15 15 0 367 15 4

127 12 5 42 1 6

3 5 (}

----£556 9 3

AccouNT showing the Amounts Received from and the Amounts Expended on Lake Tyers from 1st July, 1884, to 30th June, 1885.

To Balance ...

No. 99.

£ s. d.

1,182 13 10

£1,182 13 10

B

Medical attendance, medicines, &c. Provisions, &c. Clothing Carriage of stores ... Cultivation Stock ... Hardware Furniture Travelling expenses (Aborigines) Fishing net ... Permanent improvements

£ s. d. 27 5 9

733 2 5 189 4 0 22 7 3 8 4 !l

72 0 0 30 0 6 10 19 0

3 5 0

4 0 82 4 2

£1,182 13 10

18

APPENDIX XVI.

AccouNT showing the Amounts Received from and the Amounts Expended on Lake Hindmarsh from 1st July, 1884, to 30th JunE;, 1885.

.£ 8, d. £ s. To Balance ••• 1,034 010 Medical attendance, medicines, &c. 59 11

Provisions, &e. 476 9

Carriage of stores ... 10 6

Clothing 131 3 Permanent improvements 318 13

d. 0 3 6 1

8 Coffins 0 12 10

~--Hardware 30 14 0 Ad,·ertising ... 6 10 6

·~~~-] -----£1,034 0 10 £1,034 0 10

APPENDIX XVII.

AccouNT showing the Amounts Received from and the Amounts Expended on Melbourne from 1st July, 1884, to 30th .Tnne, 1885.

To Balance ••. £ s. cl.

774 7 2

£774 7 2

Salary, Gene.ral Inspector and Secretary (14 wonths) ... .. .

Medical attendance, &c. .. . Hent of office Clerical assisf;ance ... Travelling expenses (Members of Board)

(Aborigines) (General Inspector)

Board aud lodging (Aborigines) Stationery, &c. Funerals Sundries Auditing ac·~ounts (Messrs. Langton and

Holmes)

£ $, d.

554 3 4 2 2 0

24 5 9 25 0 0

7 2 0

1 16 9

92 9 9 18 8 0 83 19 10 8 1 0 3 9

3 3 ()

----£774 7 2

APPENDIX XVIII.

Imperial Chambers, Bank Pi~ce, . Melbourne, 17th Oct.olJer, 1885.

The Board for the Protection of the Aborigines.

GENTLEMEN, We beg to report having examined the Accounts of the Bourd for the year ending 30th June last,

and have found the same to be correct.

·we are, Gentlemen, Your obedient servants,

LANGTON & HOLMES. Auditors.

19

APPENDIX XIX.

STATE~rENT of Total Cost of Clothing, Provi8ions, &e. (including Transport thereof), Paid for the

nsc of the Aborigines, from lst ,July, l 884, to 30th .Jnne, 188-5.

Cora.nderrk ...

}'ra.mlin g ham

.Lake Conda.h

Lake Wellington

Lake Tyers .••

Lake Hindmarsh

Apsley

Casterton

Camperdowu

Swan Hill, including-

Pental Island

Bum bang

),fildnra

Yelta ...

Xed's Corner

Koondrook

flee long

Torrnmberry

Wyuna

Wangnratta ...

£ s. d.

l,:J(l\ 7 9

798 15 7

777 18 4

5:li 9 :I

!JH I :J 8

617 18 JO

96 17 7

.)3 16 3

2 n

788 5 2

w 15 a

!I!! 7 IQ

78 4 8

.I:G,l\ll 15 0

l\'~tlll~ ni Station.

-·--------~ -----

Conmdcrrk

Framlinglmm ...

Lake Condah ...

'· ~ " ;:;

75

50

B4

APPENDIX XX. DtsTmnrTION' of Rtores Paid for the use of the Aborigines, by the Board from 1st Jnly, 1884, to 30th June, 1885.

I · I · ·r :: I ~ - "'I I ~ I I ~~- ~·-i.:s~:a ::o ,~ ~:i8

! ~. ~ ~lt ~ ~ ~ ~ L ~!I!~ ; ~~ ~ ;; I ;: ~1 .;: ~ e ~ ~

50 l:l;)' 118 [>/6 ... 1JHH ... 248 252 2 ••• 4 I 51 1365

... " 0

~

ton~.

19

I I I I I ~

8

11 I ~ " . I ~ I 1! ~ ~ ~ " 0

Eo< ~ "' "' lb>l,lewt.l c. <1r. lb.,ll>s.l cwt. I cwt. I cwt.llbs.l gnls., Jbs.

1,240 14 97 1 23 ••• 7 25 22 400 88 24,279

351 7li I 5o I'Gal .. ·l ... ~a841 ... 1193 148 77 ltl7 11441 ... I ... I ... I ... 1441 I 15 I 960 116 I c;~· 1200 I 16 I 16 I 16 I tOO I 32 1 ...

... , ... , too I 287 I 98 I 260 192 I ... I 200 135 ... 1160 13181 ... I ... I ... 148,1471 lli 11,021,9! lto~s c;t·lt99l 5kl 5H 11 I 900 I 40 1 ...

ilumlrle•.

2 clocks, 2 bedsteads, 5 paillasses, 3 mattresses, 6 shovels, 6 spades, 20 brooms, 2 buckets, 1 400-gal. taok, 1 bullock dray, 14 bullocks, 1 bull, 12 tomahawks, 5 hay forks, 1 adze, 6 paint brushes, 28lbs. red lead, 12 axe bandies, 1 knife, 1 clam, 6 hoes, 2 scythes, 18 pr. hinges, 12 scrubbing brushes, 6 saucepans, 1 kitch­ener, 4 tons 7 cwt. coke, 3 scrapers, 5 thermo­meters, 4 gross screws,19lbs. rope,! coltLnder, 1 steamer, 7 spoons, 1 tea11ot, 1 saw, 18 files, 1 brace and bits, 4 gate spnngs, 1 earth scoop, 1 sledge hammer, 1 dipper, 6 bread tins, 6 plates, 6 pannikins, 6 cups and saucers, 1 kettle, 1 basket, 4 doz. pegs, 2 irons, 1 pair scissors, 3 casks, 1 mail bag, 1 laml?, 42 panes glass, 12 rolls wnll paper, 23 yds. co1r matting, 1 box knife polish, 3 pr. plough reins, 2 straps, 1 pr. spurs, 1 whipthong, 2 saddles, 2 bndles, 1,790 palinj!s, 5,800 ft. battens, 2,570 ft. timber, 144ft. shelving, 162ft. pine, 19ft, scotia, 90 ft. ridginl{, 68l gal. tar, 100 wool· packs, 468 yds. hess1an, 364 lbs. soda, 5~ cwt. sulphur, 10 cwt. potash, 3 tons guano, 30 bags lime, 24 bus. oats, 2 tons potatoes, 3lbs. vege­table seeds, 1 gross fiower seeds, 4 lbs. tacks, 128lbs.nails, 2 locks, 9,600 hop poles, 16 yds. linoleum, 41 yds. tick, 20 yds. holland, 23 yds. dimity, 63 yds. forfar, 3 yds. embroidery, 5 overcoats, 2 pr. pants, 51 wen's hats, 61 wo­men's hatB, 6 yds. cloth, 1 yd. muslin, 2 dresses, 1 nightdress, 1 costume, 1 piece ribbon, 24 yds. persian cord, 12 packets needles, 4 yds. crapt>, 4 yds. lace, 5 jackets, 47 coats, 15 quilts, 20 yds. sheeting, 6 yds. w.p. sbeeting, 1 shirt, 1 pinafore, 400 reels cotton, 53 lbs. butter, 140 lbs. treacle, 241 lbs. currants, 252 Jbs. raisins, 85 lbs. starch, 84 lbs. baking powder, 24 lbs. blue,so lbs. rnaizena, l gross matches, 1 gross blacking, 20 lbs. coffee, 14 lbs. cocoa, 149 lbs. sago.

4 cows, 2 tons 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 19 lbs. potatoes, 162 ft. spouting, 240ft. timber1 4 tons 15 cwt. 1 qr. hay, 1 collnr, 1 winker~, l llridle, 1~ tom; wira, 50 lbs. wire nails, 56 lbs. currants, 56 lbs. raisins, 19~ yds. persian cord, 35 coats, 189 yds. hessian, buttons, thread, &c.

166 lbs. sago, 28 lbs. treacle, 24 lbs. mustard, 6 lbs. cocoa, 31 lbH. hops, 100 lbs. cur~nts, 108

l-' 0

lbs. raisins, 2 doz. wine, 13 hds. linoleum, 4 galvanized iron tubs, 2 was !boards, 6~ doz.

I I

I

I spoons, 7 doz. knives and forks, 18 enamelled z I I I I I

I

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I mugs, 3 dishes, 1 soup tureen and ladle, 6 I

I doz. plates, 54 coats, 66 men's hats, 76 women's ?

, I hats, 12 doz. handkerchiefs, 4 tablecloths, 60 "' I I ~ towels, 94 yds. hessian, thread, buttons, thim· bles, &c., 4,021 ft.lining boards, 608ft. timber, c., I I I 90! lbs. seeds, 25~ bus. seed oats, 50 sheep, 1

251 ... 1 43 42 : 1121100 I ···148151 1671 ... 1115~: ... I .. I ... I ... I ... I 21 1142 . ulster, 15 yds. persian coad, 2 yds. crape.

~ Lake Wellington 9 1 ' 120 5t 3 15 130 3~114;\; 12 1100 32 ... 1100 lbs. raisins, 100 lb.s. currants, 20 lbs. lollies, "' I 1 1 bedstead and paillasse, 12 quilts, 55 yds.

..::...,

I I huckahack, 61 yds. forfar, 126 yds. silesia, 30 I towels, 18 Coats. 3 riJot COats, 12 dressing I

combs, 12 toothcom JS, thread, buttons, &c., :d ... 1 ... 1 ...

tons. I 48 hds. linen. '<l Lake Tyers ... 75 ... 30 72 341 . .. ... 60 ... 383 ... 12 .., 24 36 331> 19 :1,071l H 4 2 140 5 lli 11!' 125 40 7,646 200 I s. raisins, 200 lhs. currants, 224lbs. treacle,

I I 140 sheep, 1 ram, 500 fish-hooks, 72 lines, 36 kettles, 6 axes, 3 tables, 24 plates, 6 buckets, 12 brushes, 24 spoons, 36 axe handles, 3 spades, ti basins, 12 scissors, 24 tomahawks, 2 bulls, 12 closet pans, 12 holystones, 90 lbs. .. nails, 6 latches, 18 pr. hinges, 2 door mats, <:..; 3 gross screws, 1 harness cask, 1 padlock, 6 0

locks, 24 files, 98 sheets iron, 2 lam~s, 6 bed-; steads, 6 paillasses, 5 lengths ri ging, 17 ~ lengths piping, 1 box glass, 9 lengths spout-toil

ing, 3 casks cement, 5,034 ft. weatherboards, ~ 10

2,348 ft. hardwood, 712 ft. lumber, 6,078 ft. toil

lining hoards, 144 ft.monlding, 2 pr. sashes, 1 -!"

net, 6 quilts, 55 fruit trees, 7 bus. grass seed, 1::-:) a c<:l

64! yds. sheeting, 69 yds. linen tick, 55 yds. ;..... 0 ~

huckaback, 40 yds. holland, 12 reels, I doz. "' needles, 1 doz. hooks and eyes, 120 combs, 2 t:l

B LakeHindmarsh gross buttons, 2 doz. tape, 36 coats. "' 94 8 48 72 111 88 248 96 103 1:14 61 38 ... ... ... ... ... .. . 283 10 680 3! 3 5 120 6 2 9 150 20 5,672 48 yds. twill, 43 yds. holland, 96 bds. linen, 24 ::;

coats and vests, 400 reels,lO lbs. ops, 4 sheep, e+

'i:l . 1 set weights and scales, 6 pick handles, 6 :::t i boilers, 12 axes, 6 spades, 6 mattocks, 1 cross-::;

cut saw, 24 axe handles, 11 dog traps, 48 camp $' V.., I kettles, 72 pannikins, 29 brooms, 6 cans, 12

~ I tomahawks, 1 cwt. nails, 3 saws, 1 chisel, 3

I

tons steel wire, 28ft. shelving, 207 ft. flooring, s: 148 ft.timber, 118 lbs. raisins, 118 lbs. cur-0

rants, 1 ton ~otato;os, 1 cwt. treacle, 56 lbs. 0::

6711341 ... d

Swan Hill 82 I 95 94 67 n 11,099 6 2 1538 644 1 split peas, 20 hs. sago.

"' ... 94 ... ... ... . .. ... ... ---I ... . .. . .. .. . . .. .. . .. . 13 3!Jilts, 7~ pocket-han~kerchiefs, 146 flannel s 1ps, 91 hats, 36 doz. p1pes.

cwt. 12 I 9 18 9 ... ... ... . .. ... ... . .. .. . ... . .. 8 8 6 ... I ... J 2! I 160 1"·1 12 f>1

10 20 10 ... ... ... .. ... .. . ... ... . .. ... 5 5 12 . .. ... 1 10 ... 6 24 I ... I ... ... ... • .. I .. . 1 2 .~r?s~ vestas, 12 pipes, I pot, 30 flannel slips,

1bs. ' Camperdown ... 2 ... 1 ... : ... ... ... .. . ... ... ... ... . .. . .. ... . .. .. . .. . Geelon~ ... 1 .. i I ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... .. . ... ... 1 2 . .. ... 1 ... 520

-~·21 ::: I 1 61 ... 1 ... 1

38 I ... 1 ... 1

.. . I :2 singlets, 1 hat, 1 belt, 1 handkerchief. Torrum erry 5 2 ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... I ... ... . .. ... 3 . .. tl .. . ... .. : ... ... ... I ... .. . . .. 1 5 flannel slips, 2 hats. Wangaratta ... 19 9 ' ... 110 ... ... ... ... .. . ... ... . .. ... ... 9 . .. 18 ... ... 672 78 ... I 13 ... ... ... ... . .. ... : 4~.P~~II1cl, sliP,s, 6 women's hats, 8 men's hats, Wyuna ... 50 30 33,30156 . .. ... ... .. . 57 ... 33