sentences:  This sparked revenge killings by constables and settlers, who, acting in line with an inspector's suggestion that, "the close adherence to legal forms should not be insisted upon," carried out a savage series of retaliatory killings that decimated the Kaitetye, though affecting contiguous tribes as well.Official reports say only two Aboriginals were killed.Unofficial figures suggest the numbers went as high as 50-90, with some make an overall estimate of hundreds.