In 1854, after strong complaints by the clergy, the island was abandoned as a penal settlement, and its convicts were shipped to Port Arthur in Tasmania.
1854. gadā pēc neapsīkstošām garīdznieku sūdzībām katorgas kolonija uz salas tika likvidēta un katordznieki tika pārvietoti uz Portartūru Tasmānijā.