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are continually pouring in upon hi n. His outgoings are chieflj^ 
confined to the expence of clothing his family and a little tea 
and fugar. 
The eftabllfhment of the LandrofI: is ftill more fumptuous* 
He has the enjoyment of a falary and emoluments thai feldoiii 
fall fliort of 1500/. a year; a moft excellent houfe to live in, 
pleafantly fitiiated on a plain at the head of the village, before 
which are a couple of venerable oaks, fcarcely exceeded in Eng- 
land ; and an extenfive garden and orchard, well planted with 
every kind of fruit, and a vineyard. 
Mofl: of the grounds in or near the village are what they call 
Eigendoms or freeholds, though they are held by a fmall recog- 
nizance to Government, but they are totally different from 
loan-farms, which are the ufual kind of tenure in the colony^ 
and of which we (hall have occafion to fpeak hereafter. 
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. yonker^s Hoecky Bange Hoeck^ Klapjnutz^ 
Bottelarys Gebergtt\ Saxenbags Gehergtc^ Eerjle River ^ Hotten- 
tot's Holland^ and Moddergat^ are fmall divilions furrounding 
the drofdy, and lying between it and Falfe Bay. They confift 
chiefly of freehold eftates, and produce wine, brandy, fruit, 
frefh butter, poultry, and a variety of articles for the Cape 
market, and for the fupply of fhipping whilft they continue to 
lie in Simon's Bay. They yield, alfo, a fmall quantity of corn, 
but this article without manure, or a better fyflem of tillage, is 
fcarcely worth the labour of cultivating fo near the Cape, where 
they can employ the land to better advantage. The beft farm 
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