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and to refrefh their crews. They had not been more than 30 leagues 

 from the coaft, and thought themfelves rather faccefsful for the time 

 (only two months) ; the one having got 54, and the other 60 tons of 

 fpermaceti oil. 



In the early part of the month Fahrenheit's thermometer at the 

 Hawkefbury ftood at 107 in the fhade. Many people were at this 

 time much afflicted with inflammations of the eyes, attended with ex- 

 treme pain ; dyfenteric complaints were alfo very common. 



The feamen belonging to the Supply having completed their half- 

 moon battery, part of that fhip's guns w r ere mounted on it; and, in 

 addition to other public works, fome people had been employed in 

 white- wafliing the houfes in the town of Sydney, and repairing fuch 

 of the buildings as required it. 



The live Hock, and the ground in cultivation, had been confider- 

 ably increafed in tire year 1798; as will be feen by comparing the 

 following account of each with the return of the preceding year. 



Live Stock. 



Horfes - : 44 



Mares - - 73 



Bulls and oxen - - - 163 



Cows - - 258 



Hogs - 2867 



Sheep, male - I 459 



Ditto female - 2 443 



Goats, male - * - 787 



Ditto female - 1880 



Land in cultivation. 



4659 

 1453 



57 



The 



Acres in wheat 

 Acres in maize 

 Acres in barley 



