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garden being rapidly at present [indecipherable] of a large crop of wheat, which will be ready for [indecipherable] in [indecipherable]: I think this one of the finest countries in the world, & the people will be happier in a short time. When [indecipherable] stock increased very fast I suppose there was no loss when 1400 Goats & Sheep in the colony at [indecipherable], & these have young twice a year. We are now quite independent of foreign countries for any [indecipherable] & in 3, or 4, years shall have plenty of animal food. I wish [indecipherable] some thousands of the new English families have, [indecipherable] soon make them being comfortable. I have lately visited Norfolk Island . the inhabitants there are [indecipherable] of day [indecipherable] & also animals [indecipherable] by themselves,; you may buy a good fowl for 6d & a duck for 10d or 1/-, they know also [indecipherable]