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Page 149
75 The convicts assigned to the private employers , either as workers on the
farms of officers or settlers , or as domestic servants , were at first clothed and fed
by the government , but after May 1798 orders were issued in an attempt to
ensure ...
75 The convicts assigned to the private employers , either as workers on the
farms of officers or settlers , or as domestic servants , were at first clothed and fed
by the government , but after May 1798 orders were issued in an attempt to
ensure ...
Page 151
84 The area under cultivation continued to increase , reaching 8 , 6901 acres by
August 1799 ; 85 so did the proportion of land cultivated by settlers in proportion
to land cultivated by governmentby August 1799 there were 280 acres under ...
84 The area under cultivation continued to increase , reaching 8 , 6901 acres by
August 1799 ; 85 so did the proportion of land cultivated by settlers in proportion
to land cultivated by governmentby August 1799 there were 280 acres under ...
Page 239
As soon as demand by the settlers exceeded the supply , the magistrates were
compelled to adopt some criterion of selection . This differed from magistrate to
magistrate , and from district to district . The regulations of 1811 prescribed that ...
As soon as demand by the settlers exceeded the supply , the magistrates were
compelled to adopt some criterion of selection . This differed from magistrate to
magistrate , and from district to district . The regulations of 1811 prescribed that ...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 23 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 41 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
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