Aborigines of Van Diemen's Land, 1830-1840 - Page 235
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went out and brought in nine. It must however be observed that there was little difficulty in capturing the Aborigines the whole of the way from Port Davy to Mount Cameron, they were very tractable and inoffensive.
The Pieman's River tribe, and some of the Hampshire Hills natives yet remain to be accounted for. When the former were first seen; no females were observed among them, and they would hold no communication with the Mission. Wherever they may be, most likely about Pieman's River, they have made no attempts to interrupt the settlements
There are also three natives in the "New Country" who committed sometimes commit petty thefts, but are otherwise not troublesome.
This so called "New Country" is said to have been discovered by Mr Sharland the surveyor but in fact, it had many years before been run over by stock keepers, roving parties, and men attached to the conciliatory mission.
When the mission first set out the Blacks were consulted as to the numbers of each of the various tribes. With this they were perfectly acquainted, and not including some small local parties, according to the best calculations, to they amounted to three hundred and sixty.
On the 22nd January 1835 the mission finally gave up all pursuit.
Whatever may be the advantages which are derived to the Colonists from the surrender of the