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the Aborigines of New South Wales with a salary of £500 per annum, and four assistant Protectors, with to £250 yearly each. I ought to have observed that in Mr Robinson's reports there were was latterly a great improvement: he was allowed a clerk.

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I have said that I it is my anxious desire to do justice to every one, and I shall therefore unhesitatingly give every one his due who has in any shape assisted me. 

I however claim only too little other credit of than that of having made a collection of a vast number of scattered materials, which would otherwise have been lost to the world in a few years. - As said before the future historian would thus, for want of  dates respecting the earlier days of the colony, have found himself perplexed, and would have to substitute conjectures for facts. When advertisem advertising my prospectus I solicited the assistance of the Colonists, even the humblest classes and I am proud to say that my call has been responded to far beyond my most sanguine expectations.

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Criticism forms no part of my [indecipherable] remarks I have offered are reluctantly extorted from me, so that all who meritoriously assisted in the conciliatory mission, may severally receive the praise due to them back.

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