Help deciphering Tasmanian convict record and a question

[Just Gillian]

Do you agree with my interpretation of the words in red and can anyone make out the ?????? bit please?

http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/Im...0,262,214,C,80

No 2283 Salmon Joseph

Paragraph 1
Line 2 Good character connexions ….
Line 3 Good Single Stated this offence …..
Line 5 real name Salmoni Single?

Paragraph 2
Line 5 Drawing cheques one for £530 and …for £5000 for improper purposes

Line 6 Hard labor on roads for 6 mos …??????? 13th Feby 1841

End – Recommended for a Conditional Pardon for the Australian Colonies 1/7/45 Approved 12 June 1846

This is my first venture into the Tasmanian convict records, but, if you agree with the £5000, would this not be an unusually large sum for someone transported for theft to be able to access?