SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Land of Promise. —We ailived here and found South Australia to be in reality the land of promise. We had to live, and did live on promises; inasmuch as bills and promissory notes were the circulating medium of the place. The land produced nothing but grass; but promised every thing if it were only tilled. We were promised ships bringing cargoes of sovereigns, and emigrant capitalists by every breeze. Many things were promised —many remain yet to be performed. Times became bad. Still we have promises to cat, promises to drink, and promises wherewithal to clothe ourselves. The land promises fruitfulness; the debtor promises to pay when he can; the banks promise forbearance; the Governor promises to do all he can as soon as he receives instructions from England. The vine-cutting-association promise us some grape leaves next season; the sheeps’ backs promise us exports of wool amounting to nearly half the imports for brandy and rum. The teetotallers promise a miracle, to convert wine into water, and prevent thoughts. — Adelaide Examiner.
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New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 5, 16 August 1842, Page 4
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173SOUTH AUSTRALIA. New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 5, 16 August 1842, Page 4
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