Ada, Thanks for the explanation. By the way, I have a copy of two pages (the first and the fifth? containing Andrew Fyfe) of the December 1856 "Severn" passenger list. I'm happy to check these pages for other listers who believe their ancestors arrived on at Portland on the "Severn". Families on the two pages include Bartlett, Bennett, Boucher, Brownlee?, Campbell, Collett, Conway, Cordner?, Cornish, Cowland, Dato?, Knight and Nicholls. Singles include Adam, Avery, Barnes, Bastion?, Barnett?, Brown, Cameron, Campbell, Carnow?, Clarke, Clements, Cornish, Cowland, Down, Dozer?, Fyfe, Getty, Gordon, Hammond and Henderson. Some parts of he photocopy from the microfilm are difficult to read, so I may have misinterpreted some names. Regards Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ada Ackerly" <aackers@alphalink.com.au> To: <aus-vic-western-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] Portland Passenger Arrival records Hello Dennis, The 35 would be £35 (pounds) per annum. So they would get the full amount if they worked for a year, half that if they worked only 6 months. Sometimes the pay is "with rations" where the employer supplies food. Regards Ada Ada Ackerly. Melbourne Formerly Ackerly Docusearch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Fyfe" <djfyfe@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 12:43 PM Subject: [AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT] Portland Passenger Arrival records > Hello everybody, > . However, the wages are specified as a number, without any units, e.g., wages 35, Term 6 mos. Does anyone know whether the wages are shillings per week, pounds per month, pounds for the contract term, or some other combination? > > Any help in clarifying this will be appreciated. > > Dennis Fyfe > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-WESTERN-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message