April.

6.—Leader in News detailing progress of settlement. The population on April 1 was: Married—Males, 212; do. females, 197. Single—Males, 458; do. females, 315. Total, 1,182. Arrived, per Lady Nugent, 38. Grand total, 1,220. Consisting of Church of Scotland, 423; Church of England, 306; Free Church, 302; other Dissenters, 111; Methodists, 15; Catholics, 13; Jews, 2; no page 301sect, 10. Total, 1,182. Buildings—Stone, 5; brick, 5; weatherboard, 83; poles or logs, 14; grass and poles, 10; clay, &c., 85. Total, 202. Cultivation — Potatoes, 92½ acres; garden ground, 49; oats, 27¾; wheat, 20¾; grass, 19½; barley, 10¼. Total, 219¾ acres. Total fenced in, 316¾ acres. Live stock— Cattle, 921; sheep, 3108; pigs, 732: goats, 169; horses, 45. Prices current—Flour, £20; bread, 9d.; beef, 6½d.; mutton, 6d. to 6½d.; pork, 6½d.; butter, is. 9d.; potatoes, £3 10s. to £4 10s.; sugar, 4d. to 6d.; milk, 4d. quart; coffee, 1s. 6d.; tea, 2s. 6d.; tobacco, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; firewood, 9s., 10s., and 10s. 6d. per cord; coal not yet in the market; candles—mould, 8d.; lime, composed of burnt shells, 2s. per bushel. Wages—Daily labourers, 3s. to 3s. 6d. per day; shepherds, £30 to £40 per year with rations; agricultural labourers, £25 to £30 per year with rations; domestic servants, £8 to £18 per year; carpenters, 5s. to 6s. 6d. per day; masons, 5s. to 7s. per day; wood cutters, 4s. 6d. to 5s. per cord; sawyers, 12s. to 14s. per 100 ft.; shingle splitters, 9s. to 10s. per 1000.