This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 Excerpt: ...far the best things for packing in are good strong thirty-six gallon casks, having the address on each end; and it is necessary to have every cask containing perishable articles tinned inside. Casks make bad stowage, but are much stronger than boxes; they can be rolled away by a man, when a box of the same weight would ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 Excerpt: ...far the best things for packing in are good strong thirty-six gallon casks, having the address on each end; and it is necessary to have every cask containing perishable articles tinned inside. Casks make bad stowage, but are much stronger than boxes; they can be rolled away by a man, when a box of the same weight would almost require a cart; and may stand in water, yet receive no injury. They answer admirably for beer, water, or pork casks--cut in two, for brewing or washing tubs, and are very useful for holding corn and seeds. II. Particulars as to the passage will be found at page 71. These ships are frequently laid on to call at New Plymouth first; but the emigrant should procure a distinct agreement to that effect; as the detention at other settlements might occupy as much time as the whole voyage. III. In the course of two or three weeks after his arrival, the settler will have chosen his section, which should contain from five to ten acres of bush; and, if possible, join some unsold sections. Great care should be taken to select the best situation for the homestead: an excellent one is that on a gentle eminence backed by a few acres of timber; which, by proper management, will afford a near supply of firewood, shade, and shelter, a fine background, and a piece of bush soil for garden, orchard, or paddock. The section chosen, the settler should at once engage some neighbour to clear two or three acres for turnips, which can be sown nearly as late as Christmas. A piece of light bush would be the best for this purpose. He should then employ a carpenter to build his house (this is a matter of taste--a dwelling could be erected for much less), and contract for the mere felling of an acre or two of timber, and the clearing of twenty acres of fern land, read...
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