Twelve Years' Wanderings in the British Colonies. From 1835 to 1847, Volume 1R. Bentley, 1848 - Australia |
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Page 269 - Let a man be what he will, when he comes here, he is soon as bad as the rest ; a man's heart is taken from him, and there is given to him the heart of a beast.
Page 396 - Post-Office to the post-offices of the provincial towns, and praying that Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to direct that the collection and delivery of letters shall in future entirely cease on Sunday in all parts of the kingdom ; and also, that Her Majesty will cause an inquiry to be made as to how far, without injury to the public service, the transmission of the mails on the...
Page 198 - I shall die of starvation,' thought Billy Barlow. At last I got loose, and I walked on my way ; A constable came up, and to me did say, ' Are you free ? ' Says I, ' Yes, to be sure ; don't you know ? ' And I handed my card,
Page 406 - We therefore humbly pray that Your Majesty will be graciously pleased to take the premises into your Royal consideration, and to...
Page 383 - ... lease. 5. The right of' the Crown must, however, remain absolute, as it at present is, over all lands which have not been sold or granted, it being well understood, that the Crown will not act capriciously or unequally, and will not depart from established practice, except for the attainment of some public benefit. 6. Persons who may not avail themselves within a certain period, to be hereafter fixed, of the advantage offered to them of purchasing a homestead, will be exposed to the danger of...
Page 381 - Every station at a greater distance than seven miles from any other occupied by the same party, will be deemed a separate station within the meaning of these Regulations, even though the area occupied may not altogether exceed twenty square miles ; and no one license will cover a station capable of depasturing more than 4000 sheep or 500 head of cattle, or a mixed herd of sheep or cattle equal to either 500 head of cattle or 4000 sheep.
Page 197 - I'll start on my travels," said Billy Barlow. Oh dear, lackaday, oh, So off to Australia came Billy Barlow. When to Sydney I got, there a merchant I met, Who said he would teach me a fortune to get ; He'd cattle and sheep past the colony's bounds, Which he sold with the station for my thousand pounds. Oh dear, lackaday, oh, He gammon'd the cash out of Billy Barlow. When the bargain was struck, and the money was paid, He said, " My dear fellow, your fortune is made...
Page 422 - more extensive than Great Britain, equally rich in point of soil, and which now lies ready for the plough in many parts, as if specially prepared by the Creator for the industrious hands of Englishmen.
Page 198 - It's a beautiful country ! said Billy Barlow. And for nine mouths before, no rain there had been, So the devil a blade of grass could be seen ; And one-third of my wethers the scab they had got, And the other two-thirds had just died of the rot. Oh dear, lackaday, oh ! I shall soon be a settler, said Billy Barlow.
Page 381 - ... future be allowed to take up a new Station, either in the same district in which his stock may be depastured, or in any other, without having first obtained a separate License for the same, under the recommendation of the Commissioner, and paid the fee of Ten Pounds thereon. (2.) His Excellency, with the advice of the Executive Council, has further directed, that from and after the...