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the bush will rarely visit us and at least
ever for a continuous encamp near [word crossed our] or
stay with us. This has already been observed
[words crossed out] for these last 6 or 8 months for since
the Police Establishment has begun, and
never had so many Natives about as before [indecipherable]
if a few come, do they make any stay. It is
incongenial to [word crossed out] their original habits to live
near a town.
VII) If part of the Mission land is taken
away as already appears for the use of
the town & its inhabitants for houses & cattle
kept by them as we naturally must expect
the number of which will be increased by the frequency
of travelling [words crossed out] & traffic [words crossed out]
we could not keep that number of sheep &
cattle so absolutely requisite for the maintenance
of our Natives.
(is to decrease our prospect of such [indecipherable]
difficulties & labour)
VIII) In the last plan I might add that even the
living of the members of the Mission would become
so much more expensive near a town than what it is
in the retirement of the bush & his present income at least would
not admit of a difference. So that all would lead to increase the expense.