NRS-12199 | Butts of tickets of private employment

Only one of the volumes (4/4287) has been used, and then only partly. It records the following information: number, date, name, ship, year, native place, calling, place and date of trial, sentence, year of birth, height, complexion, hair, eyes, general remarks (usually consisting of a detailing of various scars and moles possessed by the prisoner), who is to employ him, for what purpose, how much the employer is going to lodge in the savings bank, Sydney, per month to the credit of the prisoner, how much he is to give prisoner in wages besides providing him with board and lodging. (Each ticket expired after six months, but notes on the butts indicate that they could be renewed if required). Almost invariably the name of the prisoner assigned denotes that he has French ancestry. All the prisoners arrived aboard the ship "Buffalo" in 1840 after having been convicted at Montreal, Canada, in late 1838 or 1839.The amount paid in wages is always 3/6 per week and the amount lodged in the bank per month either 15/- or 20/-. (4/4287-88; microfilm copy SR Reel 592, photocopy COD214). 2 vols. Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.