Volume 01: Production and resources of the northern and western districts of New South Wales, 1854 [ca. 1850-1857] - Page 155

The Shipping trade of this port has been Much neglected So Much So that at present the trade of Grafton with the important district of New England & the adjacent Districts to the Westward if not Stopped is nearly at a Stand Still — Some years Since a Company was Started with the intention of having a line of Steam Vessels plying betwixt Sydney & Grafton & an expensive and useful Vessel was [?] in Britain & Sent out for the Grafton trade the first of the line & arrived in the Colony. Shortly after this the gold discovery in the Sister Colony of Victoria was announced, An advantageous offer was Made to purchase the Vessel for that trade with a Sum of Money Considerably above double What She Cost, & this tempting offer had the effect with the Sydney proprietors who were the Most Numerous & influential & who had least interest in the welfare of the trade of Grafton Steam Navigation to the Clarence than the Grafton Shareholders. This Vessel was Sold for the Victoria trade, & the Coasting [?] of Grafton has since languished — Another attempt to establish a line of Steamers in the Sydney trade is at present in progress

THE TRADE OF GRAFTON WITH NEW ENGLAND

This trade has lately been increasing & would rapidly advance were the Shipping port of Grafton made an outlet for the immense Number of Bales of wool produced in New England & the Western districts — Grafton the Sea port is nearly equi distant from Armadale & Tenterfield being 136 Miles from Armadale & 130 Miles from Tenterfield — These are the Main points in the District of New England The distance from Armadale to Maitland on Hunter river is two hundred & forty Miles over this line the produce of, & Supplies to New England are forced instead of the More Favourable lines to Grafton on Clarence river, & this will Continue until there is a line of Steamers [?] a Considerable Number of Coasting Sailing Craft employed in the Sydney and Clarence river trade

RATION ALLOWED TO SHEPHERDS STOCKMEN, & WATCHMEN FORM OF AGREEMENT

The whole of the Servants in these Northern districts are under a yearly, half yearly, or quarterly agreement which is generally worded thus "I ———— hereby agree to Serve ———— for months from this date at his Station in ———— as a Shepherd ——— and to be accountable for whatever Sheep May be in My charge for which I am to [?] at the rate of pounds per annum with a weekly ration of ten pounds of meat ten pounds of flour two pounds of sugar & four ounces of tea -

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