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name was Lewis, that went to watch the cattle, 

 was shockingly murdered. His body was 

 found a few days afterwards in a hollow, co*- 

 vered with logs, boughs, and grass j, the hands, 

 and flesh of one arm, had been torn off by the 

 native dogs. This poor fellow, unfortunately, 

 had boasted of having saved some rribnev, and 

 had sewed it in his clothes to prevent losing it, 

 should his hut be robbed while he was out. 

 The body was brought in and buried at Para- 

 matta, but no discovery could be made of who 

 murdered the poor man. Likewise on the 5th, 

 the Francis sailed for Norfolk Island, the Lieu* 

 tenant-Governor, becoming anxious to know 

 the state of that settlement. On an account 

 being taken of the salt provisions at Sydney 

 and Paramatta, only* enough was found to last 

 for 10 weeks, at the ration of Slbs. per week for 

 a man. One of the men employed by the 

 officers to shoot game, having caught three 

 kangaroo's brought two in, and said he cut 

 the other up for the dogs, when in fact he had 

 sold it to one Lane, a man who had been a con- 

 vict. To prevent thefts, the best way is cer- 

 tainly to punish receivers, for without them 

 there would be no temptations. Under this 

 idea, the Lieutenant-Governor ordered Lane to 

 have 100 lashes, to be dependant on the store 

 for provisons, and sent to Toongabbe to labour. 

 Notwithstanding the great crops of corn ga- 

 thered by the settlers, only ]60 bushels were 

 offered jto government, though it was ascer- 

 tained that at least 7000 bushels of wheat alone 



