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by the wild aborigines I consider Mr / Robinson has himself to blame for leaving / them by themselves in charge of his
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station and property without a / white man near them. Mr Robinson / knew that the aborigines were both
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cannibal aborigines. / Mr Robinson like all / station owners that work their stock
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as ample Police protection can be / afforded to Mr Robinson by working / a double Detachment from Nigger
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now with reference to the murder of his two black boys "Ned" and "Ningi" by the wild aborigines I consider Mr Robinson has himself to blame for leaving them by themselves in charge of his station and property without a white man near them. Mr Robinson knew that the aborigines were both numerous and dangerous and yet in the face of this he leaves his station and makes no provision for the safety of his unfortunate black boys but leaves them to the mercy of these wild cannibal aborigines. Mr Robinson like all station owners that work their stock on the cheap with simply a couple of blackboys would of course and naturally enough like to have a native Police Station on his run for then he would do without employing white labor but as I said before I don't envision one is required there as ample Police protection can be afforded to Mr Robinson by working a double Detachment from Nigger Creek I have the honor to be Sir Your most obedient Servant JStuart Inspr