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IX. Whenever the Committee shall be dissatisfied
with the conduct of the Occupant or the cultivation of
the Land, they may give him notice to quit, but he
must be paid for his labour on Land prepared for a crop,
and also the value of the crop. The notice must be
given one month before the 29th of September.
X. No Work to be done on the Sabbath.
No. 8.
Swan River.
It was my intention to give a full account of the
failure of the expedition to the Swan River, and the
great distress in which 2,000 emigrants were involved;
but, as I find that there are two accounts given of that
expedition, which differ materially from each other,
I will only recommend it to those who are inclined to
leave their native country, to be on their guard, not to
be deluded by false hopes and assurances. Two things
are certain, that the chief person to whom a large
quantity of land was granted, is either returned or
about to return,, being very much disappointed in what
he found in the country bordering on the Swan River—
The other certainty is, that many other persons have
met with the same failure and disappointment, both in
the North and South, and that the project of emigration
is both dangerous and doubtful, whereas the comfort
and happiness of a poor man, cultivating a small
portion of land for the enjoyment of himself and family,
are certain and direct.