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Police Magistrate Port Denison
Bowen Port Denison
10^th October 1861.

61/2787 [upper left corner]

11 November, [upper right corner]

Deposition taken by D. Powell NP [Native Police]
In case of murder of Irvine [Irving] and Millar

and reporting a murder / send it to the [?] about the for the
Sir,
I have the honor to hand for trans:
:mission [transmission] to the Honourable the Attorney
General - depositions taken before
Lieutenant Powell, Native Mounted Police
a Magistrate of the territory, On board the
Ketch "Ellida" of Rockhampton (carrying
the mail from Port Denison) at Whitsunday
Island on the 27^th of August 1861,
as to the melancholy and barbarous
massacre of Mr Henry Irving, passenger,
and Nicholas Millar seaman of that
vessel on an island next to Shaw Island
of the Cumberland Group, on the above
date.

I also do myself the honor to
forward / for the information of
his Excellency the Governor report of
my proceedings in the "Santa Barbara"
(Government Ketch) in prosecution of
a search for the bodies of the murdered
men

[Left margin]
2405
Away
Police Magistrate Rockhampton
Letter
The Police Magistrate (Rockhampton)
letter was forwarded
with deposition to the
Attorney Gerneral on the
3^rd October and has not been returned ----- G.E.D.

The Hon^ble
The Colonial Secretary
&c &c &c [etc., etc., etc.]
Brisbane