in to th e ftores b y fettlers, & c . ; fome tim e s (but y e r y ra re ly ) in cafh ;
and o ften b y equal la b o u r , o r b y p rod u c e , w h ic h is rated as und erneath.
' A n d , in ord er to p re v en t d ifp ute s re fp ed tin g th e p a ym en t, thefe
ag re emen ts , as w e l l as all others , are entered in a b o o k k ep t b y a
p e r fon fo r that p u rp o fe , and p ro p e r ly w itn e lfed .
A v e r a g e p r ic e s o f p ro v ifio n s raifed on the iflan d , e ith e r fo r fale , fo r
b a r te r , o r in p a ym en t fo r labour.
P L E N T IF U L A R T IC L E S . •
F r e lh p o rk 6 d. p e r lb.
P ic k le d ditto 8 d.
Wheat from 7 s. 6 d. to 10 s. per bufhel.
M a iz e from i s . 6 d. to 5 s.
Potatoes from I s. to 3 s. 6 d.' per cwt.
F u ll -g r ow n fow ls from 6 d. to 1 s. each.
D it to d uck s i o d . t o i s , 3 d . each.
D it to tu r k e y s 7 s. 6 d. each.
SC AR C E A R T IC L E S .
G e e fe 10 s. e ach .
F em a le goats 8 1. each.
G o a t s ’ flefh o r m u tton to g o v e rnm en t 9 d. p e r lb .
D it to to in d iv id u a ls 1 s. 6 d. ditto.
N . B . W h e n th e la tter is ta k en in to th e ftores fo r th e lic k , it is
iflu ed as fiv e p ou n d s o f m u tton fo r fe v en p ou n d s o f fait b e e f flo p ped
in th e f to r e s ; b y w h ic h m e th od g o v e rnm en t does n o t p a y m ore than
fix -p en c e p e r p ou n d as fo r fre lh p ork .
A c c o u n t
A ccount o f grain raifed b y thole employed in 'cultivating grciund for
the public u f e ; and that railed b y officers, fettlers, and other^, on
Norfolk Ifland, from the 6th o f March 1788 (when it was firft
fettled) no ,October 1796; <
Bufliels of maize
Quantity of maize and wheat pur-
. Year. By whom raifed. chafed from inbulhels.
dividuals for the
public ufe.
From March 17,88 to May 1789, f government,
\ individuals,
46
IO
May 1789 to May 1790, f government, \ individuals,
O O
■'d-
The lieutenant-governor was ■ abfent
this year.
From May 1791 to May 1792,
f government,
£ individuals,
1688
39l . 4 0
May 1792, to .May 1793»
f government,
| individuals, 4549 6900 36101
May 1793 to May 1794,
f government,
(^individuals,
6000
28,676 11,688
May 1794 to May 1795,
f government,
(_ individuals, 33° °
14,000 none.
May 1795 to May 1796,
f government,
^individuals,
1803
11,500 389
A c c o u n t o f b ir ths an d deaths from N o v em b e r I2 th , 1 7 9 1 , to Sep tem
b e r 3 1 f t , 1 7 9 6 .
Births. Deaths. -
Civil. . Military. -Convidls. Total.. Civil. Military. Conviéts. , Children.' Total.
IO 3 *■ 178 191 : I : 4 94 3« «37 |
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