sottas down ; but, in this instance, the pillows, &c, were more like sacks of coal than anything else. There was no wine, beer, or spirits to be had in the bouse, which, after our wet and fati<ruiiifr expedition, was somewhat disappointing. I have since learnt that there is not a bottle of port in all Christchurch for sale; bad sherry may be bought at six shillings a bottle, and brandy at an exorbitant price, but of so villainous a quality as to nauseate the stomach instead of invigorating it. There is not a piece ofloaf sugar to be found in the colony ; nothing but a very inferior black-brown stuff, dignified with the name of moist sugar."
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Lyttelton Times, Volume IV, Issue 210, 4 November 1854, Page 5
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116Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Lyttelton Times, Volume IV, Issue 210, 4 November 1854, Page 5
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