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families and property, and becoming settlers; 

 but requiring a ship to be sent for the purpose 

 of fetching them, and on their arrival to be 

 granted the services of a certain number of con*- 

 victs for some space of time, and a quan- 

 tity of live stock at the expense of the crown, 

 his excellency knowing well the advantages the 

 colony must derive from such persons residing 

 in the country resolved on taking the first 

 opportunity to send their proposals to England, 



To depress the encouragement given to the 

 vagrants infesting the country ; it was ordered 

 that anjr one wishing to travel from one part 

 to another, should apply for a pass, in which 

 his business was to be inserted ; and all found 

 without this were to be taken before a magistrate 

 to answer for. wilful disobedience of orders and 

 regulations* 



Several applications being made to get fresh 

 pork received into the stores, the Commissary 

 was directed to comply with the requests ; but 

 as there was every reason to imagine that the 

 compliance would be attended with the destruc- 

 tion of breeding and young sows. It was or- 

 dered, that any person who should be known to 

 offer meat of that description, to the store, tjiat 

 it should not only be refused to be received ; but 

 the owner was also to be informed against, as 

 being in that case no longer deserving any 

 encouragement or indulgence from the govern- 

 nient he thus offended. 



On the 26th of May the criminal court was 

 assembled, at which six persons were capitally 



