The Gang was then sent out and roamed the surrounding countryside in search of suitable recruits.The gang were paid money for travel, 3d per mile for officers 1d for men, and money per man pressed, anything up to 10 shillings. The scope for corruption was large, many men would bribe their way out of the gang's clutches. For a prosperous man a £10 bribe to the press gang was a small price to pay for his continued liberty.
Iqela lalithunyelwa ngaphandle liyokudubaduba indawo ezithile zelizwe ekuzameni ukufumana amajoni amatsha. La maqela ayehlawulwa imali yokuhamba, i-3d ngemayile nganye bona abaphathi-majoni i-1d ngendoda nganye, kwaye xa befumana amadoda amaninzi, babehlawulwa namalinina ukuya kwiisheleni ezi-10. Ubukhulu borhwaphilizo babubukhulu, amadoda amaninzi ayenyoba ukuze aphume kwimilo yamaqela, kwindoda enempumelelo i-Â£10 lokunyobela ukungena kwiqela kwakulixabiso eliphantsi kunelokuhlawulela inkululeko yayo.