1 d.
F o r th re fh in g a b u fh e l o f w h e a t , O 1 6
F o r re a p in g an acre o f w h e a t, O 10 0
F o r fe llin g an acre o f timbe r , O 0
T h e p rice o f g ro u n d w a s from 12 s. to 1 1. an acre.
F o r m ak in g a p a ir o f m en ’ s fhoes, O 3 6
F o r m a k in g a p air o f w om e n ’ s fhoes, O 3 0
F o r m a k in g .a coat, - O 6 0
F o r m a k in g a g o w n , O 5 0
F o r w a fh in g , th re e -p en ce fo r each ar tic le w a s p a id ; and th e pe rfon
w h o w a fh ed fo u n d fo ap , & c . I f a w om a n w a s h ired , fhe had o n e
Ih illin g and fix -p en c e fo r th e d a y , and h e r meals.
I t m u ft he re b e rem ark ed , that .th e m e chanic and the la b o u re r w e r e
g en e ra lly con tented to b e p aid th e ab ov e prices in fu ch articles as th e y
o r th e ir fam ilie s flo o d in need o f , th e v a lu e s o f w h ic h h ad n o t as y e t
be en regulated b y a n y o th e r a u th o r ity , o r g u id e d b y a n y o th e r ru le ,
th an th e w i l l o f th e purcha fer.
T h e w a n t at th is tim e o f fe v e ral p u b lic b u ild in g s in th e fe ttlem en t
has alre ad y be en mentioned . T o this w a n t m u ft be ad d ed , as ab fo-
lu t e ly n e ce fla ry to th e w e ll-b e in g and com fo r t o f th e lettlers and th e
p ro fp e r ity o f th e c o lo n y in g en e ra l, th a t o f a p u b lic fto re , to be o p en ed
o n a p i a n , th o u g h n o t e x a c t ly th e fam e , y e t as liberal as th a t o f th e
H a n d o f St. H e len a , w h e re th e E a ft- In d ia C om p a n y iflue to th e ir ow n
fervants E u ro p e an and In d ian g o o d s , at ten p e r cent, ad v an c e o n the
p r im e co ft. C o n fid e r in g o u r im m enfe d iftan ce 'from E n g lan d , a grea te r
ad v ance w o u ld be n e c e fla ry ; and th e fettlers and others w o u ld be Well
fatisfied, and th in k it e q u a lly lib eral, to p a y f i f t y p e r c en t, o n th e p r im e
co ft o f all g o od s b ro u g h t from E n g la n d ; fo r at p refent th e y p a y n e v e r
lefs th an on e h und red , and fr e q u en t ly on e th ou fan d p e r cent, o n w h a t
th e y h a v e o cc a fio n to p urcha fe . It m a y be fu p p o fed that g o v e rnm en t
w o u ld n o t ch o o fe to open an a c co u n t, and be con c e rn ed in th e retail
o f g o o d s ; b u t a n y in d iv id u a l w o u ld fin d it to h is in te re ft t o do th is ,
p a r t icu la r ly i f affifted b y g o v e rnm en t in th e f r e ig h t ; and th e in h a bitants
w o u ld g la d ly p re fe r th e m an ufa cture s o f th e ir ow n c o u n t r y to
the fw e e p in g s o f th e In d ian bazars.
T h e grea t w a n t o f men in th e c o lo n y m u ft be fup plied as fo on as
a peace fh all take p la c e ; b u t th e w a n t o f refpeCtable fettlers m a y ,
p erhap s, b e lo n g e r f e l t ; b y th e fe are mean t m en o f p ro p e r ty , w ith
w h om th e g en tlem en o f th e c o lo n y could afibeiate, an d w h o fh ould be
th o ro u g h ly e x p e r ien c e d in th e bufinefs o f ag r icu ltu re . S h o u ld fu c h
m en e v e r a r r iv e , the adm iniftration o f ju ft ie e m ig h t aflume a lefs
m ilita r y ap pearance, and th e tr ia l b y ju r y , e v e r dear and m o ft c o n g
en ia l to E n g lifhm en , b e feen in N ew S o u th W a le s .
T h a t w e had n o t a th o ro u g h k n ow le d g e o f th e co a ft from V a n
D iem a h ’ s L a n d as fa r as B o ta n y B a y , th o u g h to b e regre tted , w a s
n o t to be w o n d e red at. A s a fu r v e y o f th e h o aft can n ot v e r y co n v
e n ie n t ly b e made b y a n y o f th e Ihips b e lo n g in g to th e fe ttlem en t,
it m u ft be th e bufinefs o f g o v e rnm en t to p ro v id e p ro p e r v effels and
pe rfon s fo r th is fe r v i c e ; and it is to be h o p ed th a t w e fhall n o t be
m u ch lo n g e r w i th o u t a k n ow le d g e o f th e v a r io u s p orts, harb ours,
and riv e rs , and o f the fo il and p rod u c tio n s o f the c o u n t ry to th e fo u th -
w a rd o f the p r in c ip a l fe ttlem en t.
T h e A c c o u n t o f th e E n g l i s h C o l o n y o f N e w S o u t h
W a l e s m u ft he re be clofed fo r a tim e , th e w r ite r b e in g embarked'
in the B r itan nia on his re turn to E n g lan d . O n r e v iew in g th e pages-
h e has w r itten , th e q u e ftion in v o lu n ta r ily arifes in h is m in d , In
w h a t o th e r c o lo n y un d e r th e B r it ilh g o v e rnm en t has a n ar rator o f
its an n a ls had fu ch c ircum ftan ce s to r e c o rd ? N o o th e r c o lo n y was
ev e r eftab lilhed u n d e r fu ch circumftances. H e has, it is true , o c -
c a fio n a lly had th e gra tification o f re c o rd in g the re tu rn o f p r in c ip le
in fom e , w h o fe w a n t o f th a t in g red ien t, fo n e c e fla ry to fo c ie ty , h a d
fent th em th i t h e r ; b u t it has' o ften e r be en h is t a lk to fh ow th e p re d
ile c tio n fo r im m o ra lity , p e r fe ve ran ce in d iflipa tion , and in v e te ra te
p ro p en fity to v ic e , w h ic h p reva iled in m a n y others. T h e d ifficu lty
u n d e r fu ch d ifadvantages o f efta b lifhin g th e b le flin gs o f a re gu la r and
eiv il g o v e rnm en t m u ft h a v e occurred to e v e r y w e ll- in fo rm ed mind
th a t has reflected on o u r fituation. T h e duties o f a g o v e rn o r , o f a
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