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Nowhere else in all the Colonies, I believe, are there
to be seen so many natives collected together, so
well reclaimed from their wandering and savage
life, enjoying the benefits of Education, raised
high above the level of former degradation in
point of religious privileges, and having in [?} some
cases a measure of decided Christian experience.
They are all dressed in European clothing, not received
in charity, but acquired by the earnings of their
own industry. They live in huts of neat construction
built of slabs and bark, consisting of 2 rooms, having
2 square windows in the front covered with white
calico instead of glass, and a door in the centre.
A little lower down stands the dwelling of
Mr Green, the Inspector, and the spacious School
Room 38ft by 19ft, the ceiling being 14 feet
high. ". . . . . of the scholars he says they
are kept in thorough subjection without harshness
"It would be difficult to find any equal
number of white children, taken indiscriminately,
who are so quiet submissive and