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... ment the suburbs of the town . All this may ap- pear , to the general reader , to be an uncalled - for digression ; but a little consideration will convince him that it is not so much so as he may imagine ; and you , Sirs , will , I am ...
... ment the suburbs of the town . All this may ap- pear , to the general reader , to be an uncalled - for digression ; but a little consideration will convince him that it is not so much so as he may imagine ; and you , Sirs , will , I am ...
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... ment ; but I cannot undertake ( conscientiously ) the government of this colony , without these two points , of money , and troops , be granted . If want and misery fell upon us , not only the people there , but the people here , would ...
... ment ; but I cannot undertake ( conscientiously ) the government of this colony , without these two points , of money , and troops , be granted . If want and misery fell upon us , not only the people there , but the people here , would ...
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... ment advanced for Pinjarra , another place of resort for the natives of this district , where it was intended to establish a town , on a site reserved for the purpose , and to leave half the party , including the military , for the ...
... ment advanced for Pinjarra , another place of resort for the natives of this district , where it was intended to establish a town , on a site reserved for the purpose , and to leave half the party , including the military , for the ...
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... ment ; and in regard to this , I would say , from a pretty general knowledge of it , that under an im- " proved system of agriculture , and a regular rota- " tion of crops , the produce would be treble of what 66 66 ( 6 66 66 " it ...
... ment ; and in regard to this , I would say , from a pretty general knowledge of it , that under an im- " proved system of agriculture , and a regular rota- " tion of crops , the produce would be treble of what 66 66 ( 6 66 66 " it ...
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... ment . A degree of misery on one hand , and of temptation on the other , which probably few of us would have withstood . But let me not be mis- taken ; it is very far from my intention to inculcate that laws are to be broken with ...
... ment . A degree of misery on one hand , and of temptation on the other , which probably few of us would have withstood . But let me not be mis- taken ; it is very far from my intention to inculcate that laws are to be broken with ...
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Page 256 - Assembly ; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, his heirs and...
Page 253 - Council, to erect within that part of Australia which lies between the meridians of the one hundred and thirty-second and one hundred and fortyfirst degrees of east longitude, and between the southern ocean and...
Page 255 - ... with the seal of the said board, shall be received as evidence of the same respectively...
Page v - But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld, faint-hearted doubtings tease him: Death comes, wi' fearless eye he sees him; Wi' bluidy hand a welcome gies him : An' when he fa's, His latest draught o' breathin lea'es him In faint huzzas.
Page 166 - I observed four men at the top of their speed. The foremost of them as soon as he got ahead of the boat, threw himself from a considerable height into the water. He struggled across the channel to the sand-bank, and in an incredibly short space of time stood in front of the savage, against whom my aim had been directed. Seizing him by the throat, he pushed him backwards, and forcing all who were in the water upon the bank, he trod its margin with a vehemence and an agitation that were exceedingly...
Page 260 - Provided also, and be it enacted that nothing herein contained shall be deemed, construed, or taken to extend to the imprisonment of any person before the first day of June one thousand...
Page 104 - It is a shameful and unblessed thing to take the scum of people, and wicked condemned men, to be the people with whom you plant; and not only so, but it spoileth the plantation; for they will ever live like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy, and do mischief, and spend victuals, and be quickly weary, and then certify over to their country to the discredit of the plantation.
Page 254 - That it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, by any Order or Orders to be by Him or them made, with the Advice of His or their Privy Council, to make, ordain, and {subject to such Conditions and Restrictions as to Him or them...
Page 258 - Report shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within Six Weeks after the Receipt of the same by such Principal Secretary of State, if Parliament be then sitting, or if Parliament be not sitting then within Six Weeks after the next Meeting thereof.
Page 166 - ... in the water upon the bank, he trod its margin with a vehemence and an agitation that were exceedingly striking. At one moment pointing to the boat, at another shaking his clenched hand in the faces of the most forward, and stamping with passion on the sand; his voice, that was at first distinct and clear, was lost in hoarse murmurs. Two of the four natives remained on the left bank of the river, but the third followed his leader, (who proved to be the remarkable savage I have previously noticed)...