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or be difcharged abroad upon the relief, and permitted to fettle in that 

 country), his Majefly had been gracioufly pleafed to direct the follow-] 

 ing terms to be held out as an encouragement to fuch non-cornmif- 

 fioned officers and private men of the marines as might be defirous 

 of becoming fettlers either at Port Jackfon, or in any of the iflands 

 comprifed within the government of the continent of New South 

 Wales, on the arrival of the corps raifed and intended for the fervice 

 of that country, and for their relief, viz, 



To every non-commiffioned officer, an allotment of one hundred 

 and thirty acres of land, if (ingle; and one hundred and fifty, if 

 married. 



To every private man, eighty acres of land, if fingle, one hundred, 

 if married ; and ten acres of land for each child at the time of grant- 

 ting the allotment ; free of all taxes, quit-rents, and other acknow- 

 ledgments, for the term of five years ; at the expiration of which 

 term to be liable to an annual quit-rent of one fhilling for every fifty 

 acres. 



As a further acknowledgment, a bounty was offered of three 

 pounds per man to every non-commiffioned officer and private man 

 who would enlift in the new corps (to form a company to be officered 

 from the marines) ; and an allotment of double the above proportion 

 of land, if they behaved well for five years, to be granted them at the 

 expiration of that time ; the faid allotments not to be fubjecl; to any 

 or tax for ten years. 



And at their difcharge, at either of the above periods, they were to 

 be fupplied with clothing and one year's provifions, with feed-grain, 

 tools, and implements of agriculture. The fervice of a certain num- 

 ber of convicts was to be affigned to them for their labour when they 

 could make it appear that they could feed and clothe them. In thefe 

 inftru&ions no mention was made of granting lands to officers ; and to 

 other perfons who might emigrate and be defirous of fettling in this 

 country, no greater proportion of land was to be allotted than what 

 was to be granted to a non-commiffioned officer of the marines. 



Govern- 



