Volume 01: Production and resources of the northern and western districts of New South Wales, 1854 [ca. 1850-1857] - Page 236

STOCK IN THE COLONY OF NEW SOUTH WALES IN 1788

At the formation of the colony in 1788 the live stock consisted of one Bull four cows one Bull Calf, one Stallion three Mares, and three Colts.

The return of live Stock in the Colony on the 1st of January 1830 was 121. 859 Horses 1.810.213 [indecipherable] [Horned?] Cattle & the number of Sheep was twelve million, one hundred & two thousand five hundred & forty.
the Colony of New South Wales is indebted to the late John Macarthur Esq. for the introduction & careful breeding of fine woolled sheep, during the years 1792& 1793 a few English sheep had been had been brought out to the Colony Mr McArthur [ Macarthur?] observing the effect [of?] the climate upon those sheep & that it was decidedly favourable requested Captn Waterhouse who was then in the Colony & about to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope to procure
a few sheep of improved breed from that Colony. This commission was duly executed some years afterwards by Captain Kent who in 1796 brought to the Colony a few sheep of the pure Merino breed which he had purchased at the Cape of Good Hope, on their arrival these Sheep were equally divided between Mr McArthur Captn Kent, Captn Cox, & the Revd. Mr Marsden. Mr McArthur obtaining five ewes & one Ram. It appears that Mr McArthur alone paid the requisite attention to these valuable Sheep & it seems they were neglected by the other gentlemen. Mr McArthur by his persevering attention formed a considerable flock which was afterwards increased in the year 1803 by a purchase of Sheep & other stock of Colonel Foveaux.

From the annual report for 1820 under date January 17th the following account of the importation of New South Wales wool into England is taken.
COLONIAL WOOL
Some specimens of wool we believe the first ever sent to England the produce of this Colony were sold on Friday, by Public Auction at Garraways, & obtained prices that cannot but be gratifying, & encouraging to the agriculturalists of that Settlement. Wools in general have seldom been So [ indecipherable] as the present period, Yet many samples of that from New South Wales were purchased at about three shillings the pound. The whole managed a higher price than some Spanish wool offered at the same sale, & more than double that of some German
growth also sold on Friday at Garraways. Some excellent judges of the article, who were present at the sale, declared that had the wool been more carefully sorted, & the finer portions of it effectually separated from the coarser, considerable higher prices would have been given.
The farmers of the Colony have succeeded perfectly in producing fleeces of a fine quality, & have only to learn the further art of exporting it properly for the British Market.
The wool from New South Wales pays no duty; the whole amount therefore is divided

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