ABBREVIATIONS 



R.O. = Record Office. 



C.O. = Colonial Office. 



MS. = Documents in Manuscript. 



D. = Despatch. 



Encl. = Enclosure to D., etc. 



H.R. = Historical Records of New South Wales, 1788-1811 (published by New 



South Wales Government). 

 P.P. = Parliamentary Papers. 

 H.C. = House of Commons. 

 C. on T. = Report of Committee on Transportation, together with minutes of 



Evidence and Appendices, P.P., 1812. 



C. on G. = Report of Committee on Gaols, etc., P.P., 1819. 

 Bigge's Report, I. = Bigge's Report on Convict System, P.P., 1822. 

 Bigge's Report, II. = Bigge's Report on Judiciary and Police, P.P., 1823. 

 Bigge's Report, III. = Bigge's Report on Agriculture and Trade, etc., P.P., 1823. 

 Appendix Bigge's Reports. = Appendices to Reports in R.O. consisting of minutes 



of evidence, documents, etc. 

 S.G. = Sydney Gazette. 

 G.G.O. = Government and General Orders. 



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