18世纪末期,英国政府决定把犯了罪的英国人统统发配到澳洲去。一些私人船主承包从英国往澳洲大规模地运送犯人的工作。英国政府实行的办法是以上船的犯人数支付船主费用。船主为了牟取暴利,尽可能地多装人。一旦船只离了岸,船主按人数拿到了政府的钱,对于这些是否能活着到达澳洲就不管不问了。有些船主为了降低费用,甚至故意断水断食。三年以后,英国政府发 In the late 18th century, the British government decided to send all the sinful British to Australia. Some private shipowners contracted to mass deliver prisoners from Britain to Australia. The British government implemented a method of paying the owner’s fee based on the number of prisoners on board. Owners in order to reap huge profits, as much as possible installed. Once the vessel left the shore, the owners got the government money by the number of people, regardless of whether they could survive to Australia. Some owners even deliberately cut off the water in order to reduce costs. Three years later, the British government sent