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might wish. By this ship Mr. Campbell, who 

 arrived in the Hunter from Bengal, took his 

 passage to China ; and by this gentleman the 

 Governor sent a letter to the Governor-General 

 of India, informing him, that *" having trans- 

 mitted to the Secretary of State, copies of the 

 letters upon the subject of raising recruits in 

 this country for the army in India, which had 

 been received in the year 1796, it was the opi- 

 nion of his Majesty's Ministers, that the incon- 

 veniencies attending such a measure would 

 more than counter-balance the advantages of 

 it, and permission for that purpose could not 

 therefore be granted." 



Indeed, had it been carried into execution, 

 the army in India would not have been much 

 benefited ; since, if the recruiting officers were 

 as nice as their instructions directed them to be 

 as to the point of character, small would be the 

 number of recruits. 



In order to encourage the rearing of swine, as 

 well as of every other live-stock, the settlers 

 and others had notice given them that when 

 any of them had prepared any number fit 

 for the public store, they might make it 

 known to the Commissary, who to prevent 

 unnecessary expense or trouble, would inform 

 them of the day and place he would receive them. 

 He was also at liberty to contract for a given 

 time, with any persons who would furnish 

 either of the public stores at Sydney, Para* 

 matta, or the Hawkesbury. 



