Watch List notes:

Island of Van Diemen's Land, Police Office Richmond, 1839, Conviction notice printed with Royal arms at top and basic details and then with other information handwritten, the notice named for Charles Watson for employing without lawful excuse or authority George Hall who at the time was a Transported offender under an unexpired and unremitted sentence of hard labor, fined the sum of twenty pounds and costs, dated 11 May 1839 and signed by Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, William Henry Breton and Francis Smith. Three folds and some minor top edge nicks, otherwise fine.

William Henry Breton was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy. He wrote the books 'Excursions in New South Wales, Western Australia and Van Diemen's Land, during the years 1830, 1831, 1832 and 1833' published first in 1833 as well as 'Scandinavian Sketches, or, A Tour in Norway' published in 1835. He began his third visit to Australia on 15 November 1835 landing at Hobart. On 4 December 1835 he was appointed Justice of the Peace for Van Diemen's Land and a week later appointed a Coroner of the Territory and Police Magistrate for Circular Head. On 24 December 1835 he was Police Magistrate at Richmond and also Commissioner of the Court of Requests and Deputy Chairman of the Quarter Sessions for the Police District of Richmond. In 1841 he was appointed Police Magistrate in Launceston. After a few leaves of absence he resigned in 1852.