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I have no hesitation in saying
that if this had been done at the
formation of the Settlement 20,000 pounds
would have been saved to the public -
I should therefore propose, that if
the establishment here is kept up
at it's present strength, twelve or
Thirteen hundred head of cattle of
different ages should be immediately
sent to Moreton Bay, as was
proposed two years ago, when I
understood the idea was abandoned
from its being supposed they
would leave traces, which might
be a guide for runaways; but this
idea appears to me erroneous, as
runaways could not subsist
travelling through the interior. -
If, however, there should still be
an objection, to sending cattle by
land, they might be sent by sea,
and the freight paid by the [...]
carrying back maize, timber, shingles
and other productions of the settle=
=ment: Though this latter plan
would not answer so well, except
in the event of the numbers at
Moreton Bay being diminished,
and consequently fewer cattle
being required.

Though it is only trifling,
J