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imported to Hobart from New South Wales to supply 

 the butchers. Surely such a country as Tasmania 

 could feed enough cattle to supply the people, but 

 it would probably be too much trouble. Sheep are 

 more easily farmed. For a man with a moderate 

 income who wishes to retire from the busy scenes 

 of life, I know of no better spot for him to select than 

 Hobart or its environs. New Norfolk, for instance, 

 is a charming country place, and situate in the 

 midst of sylvan scenery. It has all the charm of 

 an old world pastoral landscape with none of the 

 disadvantages of climate. A more salubrious climate 

 than that of Tasmania it would be difficult to find. 

 At New Norfolk I put up at the Bush Inn, an old 

 fashioned place, at that time kept by a sturdy 

 Yorkshireman. The garden at the rear reaches down 

 to the river, and it is full of all kinds of fruit, 

 vegetables, and flowers. There is a huge mulberry 

 tree in the centre of one of the grass plots, as large 

 as a Sherwood Forest oak. Excellent fishing is to 

 be had in the river. For newly-married couples 

 it cught to be a magnificent camping ground. 



A place of interest at Hobart is the Cascade 

 Brewery, which is at the foot of Mount Wellington, 

 and Cascade ale is justly famous. The head brewer, 

 Mr. Todd, showed me over the place, and I was 

 surprised at its dimensions. The water for brewing 

 purposes comes direct from the mountain spring. 



