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— The Providence arrives from England__Four Convidrs brought
from Port Stephens— Public Labour.—Storm__The Fancy arrives
from Norfolk Hand.— The Supply and Reliance arrive__Governor
Hunter’s Commiflion read.— TranfaSions.— The India Ships fail__
Another Arrival from England— Military Promotions.— Colonial Regulations.—
The Providence, Supply, and Young William fail— The
Sovereign Storefliip arrives from England.— Criminal Court held—
Convia executed— Printing-Prefs employed. — Ration. - Information
from Norfolk Hand. - The Cattle loft in 17S8 difcovered. - Tranfactions.
—Bennillong’s Conduft after his Return from England__Civil
Court held— Harveft.— Regulations— Natives__Meteorological Phenomenon
at the Hawkelbury— Mr. Barrow’s Death— Deaths in 179$. 42,
XXX- The Arthur arrives from India— Francis from Norfolk Hand__A Play-
Houfe opened— Her Majefty’s Birth-day kept__Stills deftroyed__
Ceres Storelhip arrives —and Experiment from India— Ship Otter from
America— Natives— Harveft got in.— Deaths— A Hut demolilhed by
the Military— A Tranfport arrives with Prifoners from Ireland._A
Criminal Court held— Caefar lhot.— General Court Martial.-Otter
■ takes away Mr. Muir.— Abigail from'America arrives.— A Forgery
committed.— Works.— The Reliance.—Particulars refpedting Mr.
Bampton, and of the Fate of Captain Hill and Mr. Carter__A
Schooner arrives from Dulkey-Bay.— Crops bad.— Robberies commits
ted— Supply for Norfolk Hand— Natives Bennillong Cornwallis
fails.— Gerald and Skirving die. 4 —
XXXI. Slops ferved— Orders— Licences granted— The Supply returns from
Norfolk Hand— the Sufan from North America—and the Indifpenfable
from England.— A Criminal and Civil Court held__Sick__
Thefts committed— The Britannia arrives from Bengal__Mr. Raven’s
Opinion as to the Time of making a Paflage to India__A Civil Court.
— The Cornwallis and Experiment fail for India.— Caution to Mailers
■ of Ships.— A Wind-mill begun.— Thefts committed.— State of the
Settlers.— The Governor goes to Mount Hunter— Regulations._
Public Works.— Deaths. -
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XXXII. Two Men killed; co'nfequent Regulations.— The Britannia hired to proceed
to England— Report of the Natives— The Francis arrives from Norfolk '
Hand.— Public Works.— Deaths— A Criminal Court affembled__
A Settler executed for Murder— The Sufan fails— A Civil Court
heLL— An American Ship arrives from Bofton__A Long-boat loft. —
Deaths.— Weather.— A temporary Church opened at Parramatta,_
Appointments— The Supply fails for Norfolk Hand and the Cape—
Account of Stock.— Land in Cultivation, and Numbers in the Colony.
A Murder committed.— Britannia fails for England__General Obfervalions
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O N C 1 U S I O N :
Comprifing Particulars of the B ritann ia ’ s V oyage to E n g l a n d ; with
Remarks on the St a t e of Norfolk Island, and fome Account of New
Z ealand.
Particulars o f the State f N orfolk Island to the Time when the
Ships 1f t it, -
Page
5 ° 4
Court of Judicature* '
Number of Inhabitants,, -
Male Convi&s, „ - - - - -
State of Cultivation, - -
Appropriation o£ the Land,. -
Statement of. the Stock belonging to Government and Individuals
on the 18th Ofloberr 1796^ - -
Hours of Labour,
Ordinary Price of Labour, -
Average Prices, of. Provifions raifed on the Iiland^
Account of Grain raifed on Norfolk Ifland, from the 6th of March
1788 (when it was firft fettled) to O&ober 1796,
Account of Births and Deaths from November 12th, 1791*
September 31ft, 1796, -
State of the Flax Manufactory, '■ -WLl ~
5° 4'i
ibid.
5°5
ibid.
506.
508
512
.5*3
5*4
515
ibid.
516
An Account o f N ew Z ealand aud its Inhabitants, - - 519
A. Short V ocabulary, o f the New Z ealand L anguage,. ~ 532
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