Letter received by Banks from John Hunter, 30 March, April, June 1797 (Series 38.05) - No. 0012

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We shoud be Able here to affort them Bread & frequently a little fresh Meat particularly for the Sick, we coud Supply them with Fruit & a Variety of Vegitables, We coud recruit their Compliments if Weaken'd, & send them at all times in perfect health to Sea; And shoud My Nautical knowledge in these Seas be thought Worth Acceptance, I woud most readily affort it in any way, for thank God I am yet Capable of taking a part in the Line of My profession.

I fear the length of this Letter will make it fatiquing to you, but not having had any time to write a private Journal, I am willing in this way to Say all I can. I will Just Observe, that in the now Extended State of this Colony, it is not possible for the Govr: however Active he might be, to attend to evry part of it as often as may be requisite, He certainly shoud have some assistance; Government shoud indeed Create some respectable appointment, & give it to a Man of Sense & Education, & one who may have a knowledge of Agriculture, Such a person shoud be Capable of bearing some fatigue, as he shoud be frequently passing from one District to another, this woud be a vast Check to the Licentiousness of the People, & a very Considerable Spur to industry; Such a Man woud also be Convenient, if he were what I have above describd, for the Governor to Consult with as frequently as might have occasion for more Opinions than his own Judgement. The Lieut. Governor is probably