The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 provides this more complicated definition, but you might want to grab a cup of coffee: The term 'security' means any note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or in any oil, gas, or other mineral royalty or lease, any ...
It wasn't all tea and biscuits for these British convicts. Port Arthur Prison was established in 1830 as a timber camp that used prisoners as convict labor. Only three years later it became a punishment station for repeat offenders. The Church was a mandatory part of convict life in Port Arthur. Prisoners and guards attended church every Sunday and this church had a capacity of 1100 people. That's a lot of praying. Much of the stonework found on the church was created by the Point Puer Boys Prison.
In the Melbourne jurisdiction, between 1835 and 1845, when labour shortages were acute, over 20% of prison inmates had been convicted under the New South Wales Act 1823 (UK) for offences including leaving place of work without permission and being found in hotels.