We were assured that not one third of the convicts sent thither for a limited term elect to return to their former homes, but end by becoming free settlers in the country, and responsible citizens.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
It was evident that he considered it the duty of the Government to contribute indirectly towards the support of settlers.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton
On either side, the primitive wooden huts of the first settlers are still standing, and almost every dwelling is an eating-house, or "bar," as it is here generally called.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot