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the shore with the landing rock. At the end of 

 it is a swinging crane and capstern, by which 

 boats are loaded and unloaded with the heaviest 

 articles ; and in bad weather are hoisted up 

 with safety. 



Near this wharf, a large storehouse and bar- 

 racks for the guard, are built No risk need be 

 run by ships keeping in Sydney Bay, as the 

 landing is good at Cascade Bay, when it be- 

 comes in the least degree hazardous at the for- 

 mer place. 



A water-mill had been built ; it ground 20 

 bushels of wheat daily ; which had removed 

 the inconvenience of every man grinding his 

 own ration before it could be dressed. The 

 abundance of mill-stones, and the quantity of 

 w r ood fit for millwrights' work, with the con- 

 venient situation of the different streams, will 

 admit of any number of water mills being 

 erected. 



Two well- finished wind-mills had also been 

 erected by settlers, which answered extremely 

 well. 



Not more than ten settlers had been able to 

 erect dwellings better than log huts, which are 

 neither warm nor durable. Many were building 

 comfortable weather-boarded habitations at 

 their own expense. 



Of schools there were two; one for young 

 children, who were instructed by a womai 

 of good character; and the other kept fry 

 a man, who taught reading, writing, an< 



