▁and ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁just ▁dece ased ▁Captain ▁Good all , ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁crew ▁as ▁master ▁and ▁he ▁proceeded ▁back ▁to ▁Glad stone ▁and ▁handed ▁We aver ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁authorities . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁We aver ▁was ▁declared ▁ins ol vent ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁pet ition ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁" to ▁sick ness , ▁want ▁of ▁employ ment , ▁and ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁credit ors " ▁with ▁a ▁deb t ▁of ▁£ 2 1 2 ▁ 1 4 s . ▁ 6 d . ▁with ▁no ▁assets . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁sub - lie utenant ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government ▁sch oon er ▁Pear l . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁We aver ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 9 ▁months ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁" ob tain ed ▁goods ▁to ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁£ 6 ▁ 1 5 s ▁from ▁W . ▁Ro yle ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁a ▁val uel ess ▁che que ". ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁Col on ist ▁leaving , ▁Sydney ▁We aver ▁had ▁endeav oured ▁to ▁indu ce ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁his ▁to ▁visit ▁an ▁island ▁with ▁him . ▁We aver ▁related ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁tale ▁of ▁hidden ▁wealth ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁which ▁was ▁known ▁only ▁to ▁him . ▁The ▁vessel ▁cleared ▁ost ens ibly ▁for ▁the ▁Christmas ▁Islands ▁with ▁no ▁cargo ▁and ▁only ▁a ▁quantity ▁of ▁sp ades ▁and ▁fire ar ms ▁on ▁board . ▁The ▁charts ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁sch