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that when Sir Robinson first established an intercourse with the Blacks, he invariably told them that they would be placed on some spacious hunting ground, after having visited Hobart Town, or Launceston, and that they remain within their own boundaries unmolested. Had Mr Robinson ever hinted at an intention of sending them to some other island his mission would have totally failed. Therefore their grief and surprise were equally great when they found themselves in the wide ocean. - .
The Colonists were for a long time uncertain in what manner the Blacks disposed of their dead. It was not until the roving parties, and the conciliatory mission, were accompanied by some of the Blacks, that a we got acquainted with their burials. Here again the
[Transcriber's note - footnote is crossed out] Songs Poo-ye-carne-Koon a Meta Numba Num-ba-Koon
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