 One lamb was killed… all the cattle ran from one side of the island to the other when they heard the shots.As a result of this attack a Mark II QF gun was erected on a promontory overlooking Village Bay, but it was never fired in anger.Of greater long-term significance to the islanders was the introduction of regular contact with the outside world and the slow development of a money-based economy, both of which made life easier, but less self-reliant.