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his language; I would therefore / suggest that Davis the Aboriginal / interpretor who lives near Brisbane
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your approval, will you be / good enough to cause Davis / to be communicated with.
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[signed] Patrick Macarthur PM / [written on opposite page] Inform Mr Macarthur that Davis is absent, but will / be sent to Ipswich immediately he returns from

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in order, if possible, to procure
the assistance of a competent
person as Interpreter.
This prisoner being from
a tribe of Blacks in the far
interior, precludes the possibility
of getting an interpretor of
his language; I would therefore
suggest that Davis the Aboriginal
interpretor who lives near Brisbane
should be engaged to attend here
on the 11th instant, when possibly
his general knowledge of teh
native language will be
useful in informing the prisoner.
If this plan meets with
your approval, will you be
good enough to cause Davis
to be communicated with.
I have the honor to be
Sir
your most obed't serv't
[signed] Patrick Macarthur PM
[written on opposite page] Inform Mr Macarthur that Davis is absent, but will
be sent to Ipswich immediately he returns from
Maryborough [initialled AWM 68/8/11