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Sydney was inncli Improved atid i.'iiliu'find 

 piiue niv \'d<t yh\t in IS'29; provisions wnc 

 abuudaiit and exceedingly cheap, the shippiug 

 being supplied wi^ ttmk beef # tim p^opay a 

 pmittd, and evm less ; ir^g^Wcs ar© afeo very 

 abundimt, ^ccpt in the most arid of tlie summer 

 months ; and fruit is, during- the summer months, 

 plentiful, and a great portion of excellent quality, 

 consisting of ^vei^ T^iietiesi ^ol peaelies, apri- 

 c<]^^tsk^^!de0^peax$,'ws^ I^uati^ ^ape$, 



plums, and strawberries, Frnit of a superior 

 kind obtains a high priee, but theeomnion kinds 

 are very cheap ; peaches for preserves tn- tarts 

 being itmlci^ ^l^t iiie alreeli at a [)enny a 

 do2ett. QmB^b&nm wOl mft 6»ceeed m the 

 vicinity of Sydney, Init this fruit has been ]>ro- 

 duced in the Argyle and Batliurst <listrirts. 

 Grapes liave lately been perfected in the colony 

 in gre^ abt]j[idlkn@i0» 1>c^k m tqi and fl^onr ; 

 md mmk "mm^m Ib im»w devoted by the t&Hjy 



nists to tbe cultivation of the vine ; for whicli, 

 from its prolific and early hciirini:-, tlic Aus- 

 tralian soil seems to be exceedingly well cal- 

 eulated. 



Sev^l enterprising indtviduals bave mtro* 



duced the different species and varieties of vines 

 fnnn Sjiain. France, IVirtngal, .Sec. tScc. prodiieinii' 

 grapes, valuable in the manufacture of wine, as 



