“ Except those who were confined to the penal settlements at Port Arthur, Norfolk Island,... and such places during their grimmest periods, ” writes Beatty, “the convicts often had better prospects than they would have had in the country of their birth....
” Izņemot tos katordzniekus, kas nonāca soda nometnēs Portartūrā, Norfolkā.. un tamlīdzīgās vietās laikā, kad tur valdīja vislielākā cietsirdība, [Austrālijā] katordzniekiem bieži bija gaišākas perspektīvas nekā viņu dzimtajā zemē. [..]