22
In the infancy of a Colony, the certain maintenance of the Settlers should be well established; and it is also right to know with what facility and at what cost, an adequate supply of necessaries, comforts, and even luxuries may be obtained.
Adjacent, and favorably situated to Cockburn Sound, are the Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, Timor, Java, Sumatra, and the East Indian Presidencies.
Rice, from Java, can be obtained in five weeks, at or under 1d. per pound.
The bantam fowls and China pigs at equally moderate prices.
Sugar, from the Mauritius, Java, or Calcutta, at 3d. per pound.
Coffee, from Java, 4d. per pound.
Spices, the production of the Moluccas, Celebees, &c. &c. at the lowest possible rate :—viz. pepper, nutmegs, cloves, &c.
Algoa Bay, the Cape of Good Hope, furnishes cattle and sheep. The coast of Cockburn Sound
