Since A Drift of 'Derwent Ducks' has been published, I have been contacted by several descendants and researchers to alert me to a small number of errors in the book.  These are listed here.

Judith Farrell

On page 151 of the CD there is an entry for Judith FARRELL which is incorrect and should be deleted.

24 April 1853   To Henry Mylam Cockerill, New Norfolk.

This should read 24 April 1855 and is already listed there under that date.

Catherine McMahon

At the bottom of page 242 of the book is written:

Catherine McMahon's brothers Denis and William McMahon were tried with her and each sentenced to seven years' transportation, arriving on the Hyderabad 3 in December 1850.

Catherine's brothers Denis and William were sentenced to ten years' transportation.

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Catherine O'Neal

At the top of page 248 of the book is written:

Six weeks later, Richard Styles applied for permission to marry Catherine and they married on 1 January 1855.  Catherine, who had a large scar on her forehead, had no shortage of proposals and chose to marry a man with one arm.

Catherine's husband Richard STYLES did not have one arm.  Her husband was transported on the Tortoise in 1842 as Richard STILES.  The Richard STYLES with one arm was transported on the Recovery in 1837.

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Ann Tully

On page 381 of the CD there is an incorrect entry for Ann TULLY which should be deleted.

26 February 1851   Application for permission to marry Thomas Bridgeman (Susan 2); referred 1 March PM Huon & 4 March Revd E Freeman.

This is actually a reference to Ann FEELY (qv).

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Repayment of Transportation Costs

I am currently investigating further the regulations by which convicts were required to repay their transportation costs upon arrival in order to be eligible for a Ticket-of-Leave. This scheme was strongly promoted by Lord Earl Grey, but in Tasmania the Comptroller General, JS Hampton, and the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir William Denison, argued that it was unworkable and so suspended the scheme a year or two after it was implemented.

The following correspondence relates to the scheme for convicts to repay the cost of their transportation prior to being able to obtain a Ticket-of-Leave.

Date	From—To	Description	Reference
28 September 1848	Denison to Earl Grey	Inital reaction to scheme.	AOT, GO 33/65 No.195 pp.437–508
8 January 1850	Denison to Earl Grey	Notes on scheme.	AOT, GO 33/69 No.9 pp.41–94
25 July 1850	Earl Grey to Denison	Changes to scheme re amount paid and now compulsory (3 enclosures).	AOT, GO 1/78 No.114 pp.103–167
27 July 1850	Denison to Earl Grey	Reiteration of improbability of scheme.	AOT, GO 25/17 No.171 pp.252–260
3 December 1850	Denison to Earl Grey		AOT, GO 33/72 No.253 pp.607–639
4 August 1851	Earl Grey to Denison		AOT, GO 1/82 No.156 pp.183–222
3 October 1851	Denison to Earl Grey		AOT, GO 33/74 No.140 pp.418–450
31 January 1852	Denison to Earl Grey	Requesting permission to terminate the scheme (incl. memorandum from Hampton).	AOT, GO 33/75 No.24 pp.304–331
1 July 1852	Pakington to Denison	Permission to terminate the scheme.	AOT, GO 1/85 No.58

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