Ofpublicbuildings,besidestheoldwoodenbarrackandstore,thereisahouseoflathandplaster,forty-fourfeetlongbysixteenwide,forthegovernor,onagroundflooronly,withexcellentout-housesandappurtenancesattachedtoit.Anewbrickstorehouse,coveredwithtiles,100feetlongbytwenty-fourwide,isnearlycompleted,andahouseforthestore-keeper.Thefirststoneofabarrack,100feetlongbytwenty-fourwide,towhichareintendedtobeaddedwingsfortheofficers,waslaidto-day.Thesituationofthebarrackisjudicious,beingclosetothestore-house,andwithinahundredandfiftyyardsofthewharf,whereallboatsfromSydneyunload.TowhatIhavealreadyenumerated,mustbeaddedanexcellentbarn,agranary,aninclosedyardtorearstockin,acommodiousblacksmith\'sshop,andamostwretchedhospital,totallydestituteofeveryconveniency.Luckilyforthegentlemanwhosuperintendsthishospital,andstillmoreluckilyforthosewhoaredoomedincaseofsicknesstoenterit,theairofRoseHillhashithertobeengenerallyhealthy.Atendencytoproduceslightinflammatorydisorders,fromtherapidchanges*ofthetemperatureoftheair,ismosttobedreaded.
[*Inthecloseoftheyear1788,whenthissettlementwasestablished,thethermometerhasbeenknowntostandat50degreesalittlebeforesunrise,andbetweenoneandtwoo\'clockintheafternoonatabove100degrees.]
\'ThehoursoflabourfortheconvictsarethesamehereasatSydney.
OnSaturdaysafterteno\'clockinthemorningtheyareallowedtoworkintheirowngardens.Thesegardensareatpresent,fromthelongdroughtandothercauses,inamostdeplorablestate.Potatoes,Ithink,thrivebetterthananyothervegetableinthem.Forthepublicconveniencyabakerisestablishedhereinagoodbakehouse,whoexchangeswitheverypersonbreadforflour,onstipulatedterms;butnocompulsionexistsforanyonetotakehisbread;itisleftentirelytoeverybody\'sownoptiontoconsumehisflourashepleases.Divineserviceisperformedhere,morningandafternoon,oneSundayineverymonth,whenalltheconvictsareobligedtoattendchurch,underpenaltyofhavingapartoftheirallowanceofprovisionsstopped,whichisdonebythechaplain,whoisajusticeofthepeace.
\'Forthepunishmentofoffenders,whereacriminalcourtisnotjudgednecessary,twoormorejustices,occasionallyassemble,andordertheinflictionofslightcorporalpunishment,orshortconfinementinastrongroombuiltforthispurpose.Themilitarypresenthereconsistsoftwosubalterns,twosergeants,threecorporals,adrummer,andtwenty-oneprivates.Thesehavebeenoccasionallyaugmentedandreduced,ascircumstanceshavebeenthoughttorenderitnecessary.