This document contains instructions from King George IV to Governor Darling.

Instructions to Governor Darling dated 17 July 1825 in Historical Records of Australia Series 1, Vol.12 (June 1825 - December 1826), 107-125

As the colony continued to expand, Britain instructed NSW Governors that the law should protect Aboriginal people. This often did not happen. The prosecution and execution of the seven men responsible for the Myall Creek massacre was an exception, and happened partly because some white colonists were prepared to give...