NEW SOUTH WALES. ii, 
It was now fufficiently afcertained, that though the ^^jf ^* 
neceffity of fubliftiiig fo long chiefly upon fait provifions, ^— v— ' 
and of remaining encamped in very wet weather had 
produced the fcurvy, and other diforders common in 
fuch circum fiances, the climate itfelf wherein this new 
fettlement is fixed is mild and falubrious. Heavy rains 
had generally attended the changes of the moon during 
the winter months, but there had not been any time that 
could properly be called a rainy feafon. The clearing 
away of the woods will of courfe aflift the circulation of 
air, and continually increafe the healthfulnefs of the 
place. Violent florms of thunder and lightning fome- 
times happened, and Governor Phillip obferved the va- 
riation of his thermometer, in the iliade, to amount 
frequently to thirty-three degrees, between eight in the 
morning and two in the afternoon « The report of the 
furgeon at this time is fubjoined. 
A Return; 
