This, however, was only about half the actual cost. I am informed on good authority that it was stated in the Legislative Assembly, when the discussion on the riots took place, that the cost to the country was £50,000, From the financial statement of the Hon. Elias Carpenter Weeks, made on 7th August, 1862, as reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, the following paragraph appears:— “There is a sum of £2099 for rations supplied to Chinese during the Burrangong riots. It is well known that the Chinese were off the Burrangong goldfields during these riots. They took refuge at a squattage on the road to Yass, where they were absolutely starving. The owner of the squattage undertook to supply them with sufficient food to keep them from starving. They were kept there in this way for some time, but no longer than was absolutely necessary, and the cost of rations supplied was £2099, There is next a sum of £4240 for compensation to Chinese for losses sustained by them during the Burrangong riots. This has been found to be a most tedious and difficult matter to settle, There were no less than 1568 claims made, and of these 706 were admitted. The amount claimed was £40,623 9s. 9d., whilst the amount admitted or proved out of this was £4240.”
