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I have said elsewhere that in preparing the foregoing narrative I have had the great advantage of consulting the immense correspondence on the subject of the aborigines of Tasmania, which is deposited in the office of the Colonial Secretary; and I take this opportunity to express my acknowledgements to such of the gentlemen of that department who kindly facilitated the tedious work of reference thereto, namely the chief of the office staff B. T. Solly Esquire, and his assistants Messieurs H. E. Smith and R. Newman.
J. E. C.
