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possessing some knowledge of, or at least a taste for, 

 country pursuits. 



Enterprisincj youncj gentlemen, farmers, farmers' sons, 

 having an industrial training, and possessing small 

 capitals. 



Skilled agricultural labourers, ploughmen, reapers, 

 mowers, and men who can use agricultural instruments 

 of modern construction ; haixly, sober, and industrious 

 young men, handy and intelligent. 



Such men readily obtain work at good wages, with 

 every prospect of increase of wage and advancement to 

 situations as under farm bailiffs and bailiffs. 



The wages of an agricultural labourer of this class 

 are from 3oOS to 400;^ per month, with board and 

 lodging, equal to about 21. lbs. to 3/. bs. per month, 

 which, with board and lodging found them, makes the 

 wage amount to from Al. to bl. per month. Ordinary 

 labourers SOOS per month. 



Shepherds. — There are many openings for intelligent 

 and skilled shepherds, equal in wage to skilled agricultural 

 labourers, with excellent prospects of advancement as 

 over-lookers, &c. 



Shepherds and flock-tenders. — Any man of sober habits, 

 accustomed to country work, can easily obtain a situation 

 as flock-tender, at a wage more or less equal to that of 

 ordinary farm labourers, with lodging and flesh meat 

 found him. 



As I have previously stated, in years past this class of 

 men easily obtained sheep on shares — half increase and 

 half wool — as, owing to the then extremely small value of 

 sheep, this was considered equivalent to a wage of 200^ 

 to 2b{)B per month, and freed the flock-masters from cash 

 outlay. Subsequently, and as sheep became of greater 

 value, this interest was reduced to a third, then to a 



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