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of land in fee-simple and sufficient stock for the same in 

 the course of perhaps four or five years. 



Lands already settled and well within frontier lines can, 

 as I have stated, be obtained in the Banda Oriental, 

 Entre Eios, Santa Fe, and Buenos Ayres, at a range in 

 value from l,500/.'to 5,000^., and these are available for 

 investments of individual or joint-stock capitals to the 

 extent of from half a league to ten or twenty leagues, or 

 any extent, in one or more establishments ; and such 

 investments, with an efficient agency or direction, as I 

 have shown, are certain to afford profitable results. 



There is ample room and opportunity for settlers of 

 every extent of capital ; for instance, parties desirous of 

 settling in these countries, and not possessing sufficient 

 capital to purchase and stock one or more leagues of land 

 on the basis I have thrown out in calculation, can find 

 lands and stock of less cost. 



Practical and enterprising young men of small means, 

 sons of country gentlemen, farmers, professional men, any 

 men indeed of industrious habits, and resolved to work 

 their way, could most advantageously combine to pur- 

 chase a tract of land, stock it, and themselves occupy the 

 stations (puestos), and take care of their respective flocks, 

 and thus effect an important saving on small capitals. 

 Others of less means, again, could purchase stock and rent 

 land, which they can do at rents from 25/. to 60/. per 

 annum for a ' run ' capable of maintaining, more or less, 

 2,000 sheep. Land is obtainable on rent per ' run ' or 

 ' runs,' or per half league, or one or more leagues. Parties 

 of still smaller means can purchase half a flock and 

 arrange with owners of land to join such half flock to an 

 equal number furnished by the owner of the land, and 

 take charge of the same on the land, such charge or care 

 being taken as an equivalent and in lieu of rent. Numbers 







