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Convicts, duly classified, in the territory of A^an Diemen's 

 Land during 1848 ; also of the actual numher of each class 

 on 1st December of that year; as obtained from the 

 Comptroller- General's office : — 



Males. Females. 



On probation or under sentence 1118 .... 1115 



Pass-holders : 8130 .... 1588 



Ticket- of-leave holders 8217 .... lUl 



On Tasman's Peninsula 1963 .... „ 



At Maria Island 554 .... „ 



At Norfolk Island 661 .... „ 



Totals 20,643 .... 3844 



3,844 



Total number of Convicts in Colony.. ..24, 487 



This Table difiers from a foregoing account of the Convict 

 population, in that it includes Norfolk Island, Tasman's 

 Peninsula, and Maria Island. 



By Table G9 it appears that the extreme penalty of the 

 law was carried into eifect upon 16 criminals in Van 

 Diemen's Land, and upon 1 at Norfolk Island, during 1848. 

 Fifteen of those whO' suffered were Convicts, and 2 were free 

 persons. In 1847 the total number of executions was 6. 



Table 70 is a return of the Civil Establishment in Van 

 Diemen's Land during 1848, grouped into classes of persons 

 "educated" and "not required to be educated." The former 

 division comprehends 128 officers and magistrates, &c., 68 

 chaplains and schoolmasters, 19 medical men, and 79 clerks: 

 the latter, 42 tradesmen and seamen, and 111 other free 

 persons. The total number employed by the Colonial 

 Government is 447. 



'.Fable 71 is a similar return for the Convict Establish- 

 ment. The total number of free persons employed in 1 848 



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