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had been supplied with a large quantity, bought in 
London by the ton, from the price of which we estimated 
the value of one thousand to be about fifteen pence. In 
the former Expedition, Lander considered one thousand 
to be worth one shilling. The natives generally drill a 
hole, and string them in hundreds, ten of which are tied 
together, thus facilitating the operation of settling 
which is a very tedious aflfair when detached, as both 
the buyer and seller insists on counting them, and when 
they differ, it has to be done over again. As ours were 
loose, it would have been an endless trouble to have 
counted them ; Captain Trotter, therefore, substituted 
measure for number, and it was easy to make the natives 
see, by giving a fair quantity, that it was to their 
advantage. 
On the performance of this part of the ceremony, 
there was neither patience nor apathy displayed. So 
large a treasure, amounting to about £9, is seldom 
known to change hands at one transaction between 
the merchants in this country, and many were the eyes 
that gloated on it. 
Power was reserved to her Majesty the Queen of 
Great Britain to assume the sovereignty of the aforesaid 
territory at her pleasure ; and also to sanction, modify, 
or annul the whole or any part of the Deed of Cession. 
At the same time, it was declared by the British autho- 
rities, to guarantee to all persons the possession of their 
houses, and the land they might at the present time have 
under cultivation. 
Mr. Carr, appointed to manage the proposed Model 
