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Bakers--to make bread of one quality only; viz. 24lbs. of bran to be
taken from 100lbs. of wheat: to charge 4d. in money, or 2˝lbs.
wheat, for a loaf weighing 2lbs. 1oz. when new, and 2lbs. if one day
old, under the penalty of 5l. and otherwise at discretion of a bench
of magistrates.-- [Since the above regulations were made, a much
more regular system has been adopted to fix the price of bread. On
every Saturday morning, a bench of magistrates assemble to hear the
price of wheat, and affix that of bread for the ensuing week,
according to the rate wheat has been sold at.]
Bakers--not to pay more than one shilling per bushel for grinding
wheat into flour.
Barrack Bedding and Furniture--prohibited to be purchased: penalty--
indictment for receiving stolen goods.
Boats--belonging to individuals, to land only at the Hospital-wharf,
unless by permission; nor must any convey spirits without a permit,
under penalty of being seized.
Boats--employed in the Hawkesbury trade, not to depart from thence,
nor from Sydney, without three days notice of departure. In case of
attack, to cut away masts and run on shore; and to be provided with
an axe or tomahawk, under penalty of exemplary punishment. Those
boats in the Hawkesbury river to be numbered, registered, and
chained at night, and not to be rowed about after dark, under
penalty of confiscation. No boat to convey any person on board a
vessel after notice of departure, without permission from the
governor or officer in command, under the penalty of the boat being
forfeited to the informer, and five pounds to the Orphan School. And
all boats must be registered and numbered, under the penalty of
their being forfeited to the Orphans.
Boats--forbid being in Cockle Bay or Farm Cove, either ashore or
afloat, after sunset, under the penalty of being forfeited to the
crown; and all boats to be moored within the Hospital wharf, and
hulk.
Boats conveying Grain from Hawkesbury.--No grain to be put into an
open boat, or one that is not trust-worthy, or no complaint of
damage therefrom cognizable; but if more grain be received than is
consistent with safety, the master to make good all loss or damage,
lose the freight, and pay five pounds for Orphans; and the same sum
to that institution, if grain should appear to have been wetted, to
increase its weight or measure.
British Seamen--forbid shipping in foreign vessels, during the war,
under the penalty of fifty pounds.
Butchers.--None to vend carcass meat but such as are licensed, under
the penalty of five pounds, and one year's imprisonment. Licensed
butchers to enter into recognizances to observe as follows:--Not to
kill any breeding stock; nor to send live stock, or carcass meat, on
board vessels, without permission; to deliver to the governor a
weekly return of stock killed, purchased, and sold; not to demand
more than one shilling and eight-pence per pound for beef, one
shilling per pound for mutton, and eight-pence halfpenny per pound
for pork; and not to sell meat by the joint, but by weight, under
the penalty of forfeiting their licenses and recognizances; the
latter to the informer.
The Present Picture Of New South Wales, 1811 |
