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were ordered to appear at Sydney before some 

 of the magistrates, and receive certificates that 

 they had served their terms of transportation, 

 and the settlers were no* allowed to employ any 

 who had not such vouchers. This brought in 

 many run-a-ways, who came with fictitious 

 names, but they were detected and sent t& hard 

 labour. Live-stock was rapidly increasing at 

 this time, and an officer about leaving the 

 colony, sold to government a flock of 100 goats, 

 for 4901. 10s. which enabled the Governor to 

 perform some promises he had made of giving 

 to several worthy settlers a number of those 

 valuable animals. 



Information was given to the Governor, that 

 several persons were building boats without 

 permission ; notwithstanding the convenience 

 which must attend having boats in the harbour, 

 abuses were carried on by their means. An or- 

 der was given, that no boat should be built 

 without the Governor's permission in writing; 

 and that all boats in the possession of indivi- 

 duals, should be taken to the master boat- 

 builder, and numbered on the stern, a register 

 of which should be kept by the provost-martial; 

 and all boats without a number were to be 

 seized. 



The natives had been less troublesome lately 

 than for some time. Four people of a fishing boat 

 who had been cast on shore near Port Stephens, 

 met with some natives who put them into a 

 path from thence to Broken Bay, and con- 

 ducted them part of the way. In this journey, 



