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268 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
New England by the same lessees and upon Calculation it will be found fair to the emigrant. Calculation of expense of ploughing, harrowing, reaping, threshing with a dry ration & Stacking or housing for one acre of wheat. Ploughing by one team of bullocks 4 acres a day 15/- harrowing 5/- £1. 0.0. 1 bushel of seed wheat to the acre 0 5.0 Reaping an acre 0.17.0 Thrashing 20 bushels & dry ration of beef & flour ½ 0.17.0 Stacking or housing 5.0 £2.14.0
A good reaper can cut four acres weekly and do every justice to his employer this at 10/- an acre will earn £2. weekly. deducting only his supply of tea & sugar for he is furnished with flour and beef from his employer. This Summer 1850 reapers are hired in New England at £1. a week with a dry ration or ten shillings an acre with a dry ration or twelve shillings an acre with no ration. THE FOLLOWING IS A COPY TO EXPLAIN FULLY THE NATURE OF THESE ENGAGEMENTS
Memorandum of agreement made this day between ___________________on the one part and _______________as agent for __________ on the other part viz that the cultivation paddocks Nos. be handed over by the said ____________ with fences in good repair to the said _________ for the purpose of growing grain and Hay and each party bind themselves as follows ________ on the one part _______________ to furnish a team of bullocks plough and harrow with the necessary seed, with seed serves & other other implements necessary to Clean the grain ______ to plough sow the land attend attend to the growth of the Crops, reap, mow, & carry in house thrashing, & clean the grain, securely stack the hay, Such grain & hay grown to be equally divided between the said _________________ and _________________ the painting and repairing plough irons to be paid for by the said _____________ owner of the Station but to be taken to the Smith by the renter. This agreement to extend to two years - The price of rations charged to ___________ to be as follows Viz Flour, 3d per pound, tea 5/- a pound, sugar 8d. per pound. The witness whereof they have mutually affixed their signatures to this document. Witness signed A H C Dr.
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