but they soon will. Of course you would have heard of that rag about boy of Domett's having shot last year 16 of my Spanish fowls and the Spanish cocks so that we have only 9 old fowls but we have a brood of young one from the Golden Phesant & the Silver Phesant also the game. They are the real kind without doubt. She will also send you if God spares us next year plenty of preserves from the gardin so that it will keep you from buying those things. We intend to make candle of the tallow and sell them at the port. We also intend to sell eggs to help things allong. Catherine will not require any dresses for many years to come. She has abandoned of all kind of clothing with her. I think it would be better to sell all the charts & the hosbugh also the sextant if anything worth while can be got for them. The sextant cost me £18, the hosbugh £5. I supose I may content myself now on shore. The diggin is temporary one but I supose I cannot get away. Now to other busness. You will see by my list that I gave 119 wethers to Rich. They are rather small and will not average well. The price was to be settled between him & Alex when he came back. He would gave his bill at three months for them he said. I held out for £1 and said if you or Alex was not satisfied with 18/- that he would gave from a pound to 30/- but the next time I see him I will settle the matter. I do not think we can let him have any more fat ones that would bring 20/- and should you wish me to sell to make the 200 I will shear them then try for 17/ or 18/- for them. I never would think of selling any of your property without having your authority for it or yet using your money without letting you know what for. T K Newton sent me a bill for £5.5 for insuring the house and a bill of £66.0.7 for stores for station. He said he wanted the money badly & would take a three month's bill if that was any use to us. Their is also a bill of Brown's of £21.6 for things for station to be paid. I bought a chest tea