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suffice^ we had little time to make excursions in the 

 neighbourhood. Two parties were made up to shoot 

 rabbits in some large warrens which have long been 

 established on the shores of Johnson Harbour and 

 at the head of Port Darhngton^ but they met with 

 very little success. I preferred accompanying Capt. 

 B. J. Sulivan for the purpose of seeing his gauchos 

 use the lasso and bolas in catching some cattle re- 

 quired for the ship. This officer, who formerly 

 commanded H.M.S. Philomel, employed for several 

 years upon the survey of the Falklands, has been 

 one of the first to avail himself of the proposals 

 made by Government to develop the resources of 

 these islands by throwing them open to private 

 enterprise ; in association with several gentlemen 

 in England he has set on foot an establishment for 

 the purpose of curing beef, hides, and tallow, which, 

 it is expected, will be in full operation in the course 

 of next year. The terms upon which settlers of the 

 better class are invited to East Falkland are, I 

 believe, the following : — the purchaser of a block 

 of land of a quarter of a square mile at the minimum 

 price of eight shillings an acre (£64), is entitled to 

 a lease of 10,000 acres of contiguous land for the 

 period of twenty j^ears, at the rent of £10 per 

 annum, A\'ith right of pre-emption. Also, according 

 to part of an agreement between Government and 

 Mr. Lafone (an Englishman residing at Monte 

 Video), by which the latter has acquired a right 

 to all the wild cattle on the island (estimated at 



