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The harvest now begining, constables were 

 sent to the Hawkesbury to secure every vagrant 

 they could meet with and bring them to Sydney, 

 if they did not choose to work, as the settlers 

 were willing to pay them a dollar per day, and 

 give themtheirprovisions; at this time there were 

 many persons in that district, calling themselves 

 free people, who refused to do any kind of labour 

 unless paid the most exhorbitant wages. 



This evil indeed reigns too universally in all 

 countries, for from this cause the farmer is evi- 

 dently forced to charge more for his grain ; thus 

 the encrease of price rises still higher, till at 

 length the very labourer, who is the first grand 

 cause, complains of the price of that bread he 

 needs for himself or family. 



The following statement of the live stock and 

 ground in cultivation in New South Wales 

 at this period, is highly satisfactory : viz. 



LIVE STOCK. 



39 Horses, 72 Mares, 188 Bulls and Oxen, 512 Cows, 31S9 

 Hogs, 47? 1 Sheep, and 258S Goats. 



LAND IN CULTIVATION. 



5465 Acres of Wheat, 2302 of Maize, 82 of Barley, and 

 only 8 of Oats. 



Thus it appears there was a great encrease of 

 live stock, except of horses. And a considera- 

 ble addition had been made to the ground in 

 cultivation. 



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