318 HISTORY OF 



Fresh pork being raised in consequence of the 

 bad crops produced by the late harvest, afforded 

 some relief to those who had materially suffered, 

 the commissary was, at the close of this month, 

 directed to pay only the former price, of nine- 

 pence per pound. 



On a review of the public stores respecting 

 salt provision, it was found necessary to make a 

 small reduction in time, to avoid a greater. It 

 was therefore ordered, that the rations should h6 

 delivered as follows to each man Aveeklv, 

 Beef ----- 5 pounds, or 



Pork S pounds, 



Wheat - - - - 12 pounds, 

 Sugar - - - 6 ounces, 



and this deduction was only to continue till the 

 arrival of a store-ship with salted provisions. 



And to such men as were entitled, M'as issued 

 as much as blue gurrah (or East India bunting) 

 and thread as would make a frock and trowsers, 

 a proportion was also delivered to the women and 

 children. These gurrahs were brought from In- 

 dia in the speculative cargos to this country, and 

 were at last found useful to cover the absolute 

 nakedness of too many people. 



The arrival of the Buffalo, enabled the Gover- 

 nor at length to inform those people convicted 

 in Ireland, and transported to New South Wales, 

 that he had received a statement of the senten- 

 ces of those brought in <frhe Queen; and an as- 

 surance, that the lists of those sent out since 

 should be forwarded by the next vessel which 

 sailed for the colony. 





