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an d fhelled as th e y could find o p p o r tu n ity . S e v en bufhels w e r e re co v
e red in on e n ig h t b y th e v ig ila n c e o f th e w a tch ; and as different
quan titie s w e r e fo u n d from time to tim e in th e h u ts , th e p eop le w h o
re fid ed in th em w e r e all ord ered to the N ew G ro u n d s .
T h e w o rk s d u r in g this m on th , bo th at S y d n e y and at Parramatta,
w e n t o n b u t f lo w ly . A t S y d n e y a tan k th a t w o u ld con tain about
fe v en th ou fan d n in e hundred^ and n in e ty - fix g a llon s o f w a te r , w i th a
w e l l in th e centre fifteen, fe e t 'deep, w a s fin ifh ed , and th e w a te r let into
it . B r ic k h u ts w e r e in hand fo r th e c o n v if t s in ro om o f th e miferable
h o v e ls o ccu p ied b y m a n y , w h ic h h a d 'b e e n p u t up at th e ir firft landin
g , and in ro om o f others w h ic h , from h a v in g been e r e d e d on fuch
g ro u n d as w a s th en cle a red , w e r e n o w fo u n d to inter fere w ith th e
d ire c tio n o f th e ftreets which- th e g o v e rn o r w a s la y in g out. , P eo ple
w e r e alfo em p loy ed in cu ttin g p a lin g fo r fe n c in g in th e ir gardens. A t
Pa rrama tta and th e N e w G ro u n d s , d u r in g th e grea teft p art o f the
m on th , th e p eop le w e r e em p lo y ed in g e t tin g in th e m aize and fow in g
w h e a t. A fo u n d a tion fo r an h o lp ita l w a s la id , a hou fe built fo r th e
m a fte r ca rp en te r, and roofs prepared fo r th e d ifferent huts eithe r b u ild in
g , o r to b e b u ilt in future .
T h e fo llo w in g w e r e th e prices o f g ra in and o th e r ar tic les, as th e y
w e r e fo ld d u r in g th is m on th a t S y d n e y , and at th e m ark et-place at
Parramatta.
At Sydney.
Hour from fid. to i s. per lb.
Maize per bulhel from 12 s. 6d. to 15 s,
Laying hens from 7 s. to 10 s. each.
Cocks for killing from 4 s-to 7 s. each.
Half grown chickens from 2S. 6d. to 3 s. fid.
each.
Chickens fix weeks old 1 s. each.
Eggs 3s. per dozen, or 3d. a-piece.
Frelh pork 1 s. per lb.
Potatoes 3 d. per lb.
Good white heart cabbages 1 d. each.,
Greens per dozen fid.
Turnips fi d. per dozen.
Sows in pig from 4I. I o t o fi!. fi-s.
Sbws juft taken die boar from 3I,. to
4I. 4 s.
At P a r r a m a t t a .
Flour, 1 s. per lb.
Maize per bulhel from 11 s. to 13 s.
Laying hens from 7s- fid. to 10 si each.
Cocks for killing fram e s , fid. to 5s.
each.
Chickens two months old 3 s. each.
Eggs per dozen 3 s.
Frelh pork per lb. from is . id . to is . 3d.
Salt pork per lb. from j od. to 1 s. ■ .
Potatoes per lb. from 3d. to 4d.
A lot of cabbages, per hundred 10 s.
Tea per lb. from 16s. to i l . is .
Coffee per lb. from 2-s. to 3 s.
Moift fugar from 2s. to 2S. fid. per lb.
Tobacco grown in the country from 1 s. fid.
to 2 s. per lb.
Growing
At Sydney, i p At Parramatta.
Growing pigs from 1 1. to al. 1 os. each. Virginia or Brazil from 4s. to fis.
Sucking pigs 10 s. each. Soap from 1 s. fid. to 2s. fid. per lb.
Moift fugar from 1 s. 6 d. to 2S. fid. per lb. Cheefe from is . fid. to 2S. per lb..
Coffee 2s. to 2s. fid. per lb.
Salt pork per lb. from 8d. to pd.
Tobacco, Brazil, per lb. from 3 s. to ys.
J u n e .] W i th in fin ite fa t is fa d io n it w a s o b fe rv ed at th e b e g in n in g
o f th e m on th , that th e m o r ta lity and fickn e fs am o n g th e p eo p le h a d
v e r y m uch decreafed. T h is w a s attributed b y th e med ical g en tlem en
to the quantities o f fre fh m eat w h ic h h ad be en obtained at Pa rrama tta
b y the p eop le w h o w e re em p lo y ed to Ihoot fo r th e ho fpital y a fu ffi-
c ie n c y h a v in g been b ro u g h t in at on e tim e to fu p p ly th e f ic k w ith
fr e lh meat fo r a w e e k ; and fo r th e rem a in d e r o f th e m on th in th e
p ro p o r tio n o f tw ic e o r three times a w e e k . G r e a t quantities o f v e g e tables
had alfo been g iv e n to th o fe w h o w e r e in h ealth , as w e l l as to>
th e fic k , bo th from th e p u b lic g ro u n d at the fa r th e r fettlement, (which,
h ad been fow n , and p rod u c ed forne m o ll e x c e llen t turnips,.) and from
th e g o v e rn o r ’ s garden.
4 th .] T h e an n iv e r fa ry o f h is M a je f ty ’ s b ir th -d a y w a s o b fe rv ed w i th
as m u ch diftimftion as w a s in o u r p ow e r . T h e g o v e rn o r a lw a y s
w ilh e d to celebrate that d a y in th e y e a r in a manner th a t Ihould rend e r
i t w e lcom e to all deferiptions o f p eo p le in the d ifferent fettlCments..
H e r e to fo r e o n the fame o cea fion h e had inc reafed th e ra tion o f p ro v i-
fions ; bu t the fitu a tion o f th e p u b lic ftores n o t adm ittin g o f fu ch in -
creafe at th e p re fen t, the com m iffa ry w a s d ir e d e d to iffue on th a t d a y
h a l f a p in t o f rum to each p e r fon o f the c iv il and m ilita ry department,.
and a qua rter o f a p in t o f rum to each fem ale in th e fettlement,.
A t n o on th e N ew Sou th W a le s corps fired th re e v oliie s , and th e g o v
e rn o r re ce ived the com plim en ts o f th e d a y ; after w h ic h the officers
o f each department w e r e entertained b y his E x c e l le n c y at d in n e r a t
g o v e rnm en t-h ou fe . B on fire s w e r e made at n ig h t, and th e d a y c o n cluded
jo y fu l l y , w ith o u t a n y in te r ru p tion to the. peace o f th e fettlement.
T h e ftnall allowance o f fpirits w h ic h w a s given- fo r the d a y to th e
conv ale fcen ts ; an d to fuch fic k in th e hofpital as th e fu rg e o n jud ged -
p ro p e r , being, fo u n d o f infinite fervice. to them,, the. g o v e rn o r d ir-ed ed
th a t