A VOYAGE TO 
III. 
The Right Hon. the Lords Commiffioners of the 
Admiralty, in a letter, dated the 8th of October, 1786, 
addreffed to the commanding officers of each divilion of 
the marines, directed them to lignify to fiich marines 
as would make a voluntary tender of their fervice for 
Botany Bay, that they fliould at the expiration of their 
ftation of three years be entitled to their difcharge on 
their return to England, provided their good behaviour 
during this fervice fliould have merited fuch marks of 
favour : Or that, if they preferred it, they fliould at 
the time of relief be difcharged in New South Wales, 
and permitted to fettle there* In confequence of this, 
at the date of the following paper, the queftion was put 
by the Lieutenant Governor to all the officers and men, 
whether they chofe to remain in the country, either as 
foldiers or fettlers. Before this queffion was afked. 
Major Rofs applied to Governor Phillip to know what 
encouragement Government held out to thofe who fliould 
wifli to remain in either capacity. To this application 
it was anfwered by the Governor, that the proper in- 
ftruilions and authorities for giving every reafonable en- 
couragement to fuch of the military and others as fliould 
be defirous to remain in New South Wales, and for 
making grants of land, were to be fent from England as 
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