Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): he had been a surgeon-superintendent of ships taking convicts to new south wales and van diemen 's land -lrb- now known as tasmania -rrb-.
Output (English): he had been a surgeon-superintendent -lrb- a medical practitioner qualified to practice surgery cum a supervisor -rrb- of ships taking criminals to new south wales and van diemen 's land -lrb- now known as tasmania -rrb-.