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As it was defirable, that thofe fettlers who had become fuch from 

 convi&s mould remain in that country , the only inducement which they 

 could have would be that of raifmg to themfelves a comfortable inde- 

 pendence for the winter of their own lives, and the fummef of their 

 own progeny. Government muft therefore encourage the fettler, 

 let him be the farmer, and be itfelf the purchafer. The Government 

 could always fix its own price ; and the fettler would be fatisfied if it 

 was fuch as enabled him to procure requifite comforts, and to lay by a 

 portion of his emoluments for that day when he could no longer till 

 the field w'vh the labour of his own hands. With fuch encourage- 

 ment and profpecl:, New South Wales would hold out a moft promif- 

 ing field for the induftrious ; and might even do more : it might prove 

 a valuable refource and acceptable afylum for many broken and re- 

 duced families, who, for want of it, become through misfortunes 

 chargeable to their refpeclive parifhes. 



The weather throughout the whole of Auguft had been very un- 

 pleafant and turbulent. Much rain had fallen, and the wind blew 

 ftrong at fouth. On the 25th, the hot land-wind vifited them for the 

 firft time that feafon, blowing until evening with much violence, when 

 it was fucceeded (as ufually happened after fo hot a day) by the wind 

 at fouth. 



On the firft of September the Britannia failed for the Cape of Good 

 Hope, on a fecond fpeculation for fome of the gentlemen belonging 

 to the fettlement. The Speedy alfo failed on her fifhing voyage, the 

 matter intending not to confume any longer time in an unfuccefsfui 

 trial of that coaft. 



The Lieutenant-Governor early in this month thought it neceffary 

 to ifTue a public order, calculated to imprefs convi&ion on the minds 

 of thofe fettlers and others at Norfolk Ifland, who might think them- 

 felves aggrieved by his late determination of not ordering payment to 

 *be made for the corn purchafed of them by Lieutenant-Governor King. 

 It contained an affurance, that although he mould on all occaflons be 

 -ready to adopt any plan which the Lieutenant-Governor might devife 



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