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Goats, Sheep, Pigs, or Poultry, had abundance for their table every day; this when I landed I found was truly the Case and that the Farms of the different Officers & diligent & industrious Settlers afforded great abundance for the Mentainance of their live Stock, an Article of very great importance to a young Colony, & which, did not Succeed in the hands of many of the Emancipated Convict Setlers who were no sooner pinchd in the usual proportion of Salt Meal than they immediatly distroyd the little live stock which Government had Supply'd them with
I must fairly acknowledge to you Sir Joseph that the live stock thrives much better in the hands of individuals than it does when considerd as Governments, individuals are particularly interested in what they feel their own property, and Government will I am of opinion find it more to the advantage of the Colony to encourage industrious individuals in the rearing of Live Cattle than by taking much of that business, into its own hands, This Store Ship has arrivd fortunately for we had Scarsely a pound of Salt Meat in the Settlement and I feard much for the Effect of that Scarcity upon our Goats & Sheep in the hands of some of the Settlers who are less industrious
I hope that we