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from the sale of the whole property. Nor 
have feelings of kindness towards the Pitcairn 
community so far prevailed as to keep out of 
view a just and careful attention to their real 
interests. If they are to continue happy, they 
must "be industrious. Labour and toil, the 
original condition of man's lot on earth, will 
doubtless enter into the terms of the muni- 
ficent charter under which they will possess the 
island. In what way an object so essential to 
their own good may be attained, the wisdom of 
the Governor-General, and those associated with 
him in the conduct of affairs on the spot, will 
best decide. 
Meanwhile, it would be wise in the com- 
munity, and their friends far away, to pay 
good heed to the sensible recommendations of 
Sir William Denison, on the subject of aid 
from without, in the shape of clothes and other 
articles. It would be far better that the people 
should learn to provide for their extra require- 
ments by the sale of extra produce, for which 
there will always be a demand, than to depend 
upon any gratuitous supplies. With a large 
stock of sheep they may realize something 
considerable by the wool. The favourite sweet 
potato, and nearly all the varieties of English 
vegetables, may be raised in profusion. Guavas 
and lemons grow wild ; and, there being two 
crops of the former every year, they come in 
well to assist in feeding the pigs. Grapes, 
peaches, melons, figs, loquots, bananas, pine- 
apples, pomegranates, and cucumbers, grow 
in the open air. The crops of wheat, barley, 
