T h e fo llow in g a c co u n t o f th e lan d in cu ltiv a tio n w a s ta k en at the
fame t im e :
To whom belonging.
Land in
Cultivation.
Obfervàtions.
Acra.
rBy our weaknefs in public labourers,
To government* I7OO 1 and wanting many neceflary buildings,
j the land cleared by government was
L unemployed this year.
Officers civil and military, II7 2 f About four fifths of which were at this
X time fown with wheat.
Total of government and officers, 2872
To fettlers, - 2 5 4 7 '
T O f which much timber was cut down
X but not butnt off.
General total, S4 > 9
I t w a s fa t is fa d o r y to tho fe gen tlem en w h o w e r e n o w ab out to q u it
th e co lo n y to r e f l e a th a t th e y le ft it n o t o n ly w i th a p r o fp e d o f
p le n ty b e fo re it , b u t w i th ftores and granaries ab u n d an tly filled at th e
tim e . O f th e fe , th e ju d g e -ad v o c a te and th e c om m iffa ry , w h o had
b e en in th e fe ttlem en t from its e fta b lilhm en t, had w itn e fied p eriods o f
d iftrefs an d d i f f ic u lt y ; b u t th e y h ad th e g ra tification o f fe e in g th em
fa i r ly fu rm ou n ted , and th e p ro b ab ility o f th e ir e v e r re cu r r in g th row n
to a v e r y g re a t d iftan ce . In „ th e hotlfes o f in d iv id u als w e r e to be
fo u n d m o ll o f th e com fo r ts , and n o t a f e w o f th e lu x u r ie s o f life .
F o r th e fe th e illan d w a s indebted to the com m u n ica tion s it had had
w ith In d ia , and o th e r parts o f th e w o r ld ; and th e fo rm e r y e a r s o f
fam in e , to il, and d ifficu lty , w e r e n o w e x ch an g e d fo r y e a rs o f p len ty ,
eafe, and pleafure.
T h e fo llo w in g ftate o f the fettlement w a s made u p to th e 3 1 ft o f
laft m o n th :
S a lt p rov isions and g ra in in ftore.
Quality. To laft at the eftablifhed ration.
Weeks. Days. .
B e e f, - - 3 1 I
P o rk , - 44 6
T o ta l o f fait meat, - - 7 6 0
P eafe, _ _ - 32
W h e a t , - - 29 I
M a iz e , - - 4 1 4
S u g a r , - - 4
T o co n fum e th is q u a n tity o f fo od , th e re we re
v ic tu a lle d at S y d n e y - 1 - 2 2 1 9 p e r fon s ;
A t Parramatta, - - 955
A t th e H aw k e fb u r y , - - - 454
M a k in g a to tal o f - - 3 6 3 8
T h e r e w e r e 3 * 1 p eop le o f f th e p u b lie fto re s , w h ic h , added to th e
3 6 38 w h o w e r e v ia u a l le d , g a v e a g en e ra l total o f 3 9 5 9 p e rfons in
th e d ifferent Settlements, o f all d e fcr iptions and a g e s ; n o t in c lu d in g
th o fe at N o r fo lk Ifland , in w h ic h fe ttlem en t w e r e
889 p e r fo n s ;
to w h ic h add - 3 9 5 9 p e r fon s in N e w S o u th W a l e s ;
th e re w i l l be fo u n d 4 8 48 perfons u n d e r th e B r itiffi g o v e rnm e n t in
N ew S o u th W a le s and its dependencies.
A few day s p re v io u s to th e fa ilin g o f th e ffiip s, in fo rm a tion w a s
re c e iv ed o f a m o ft in h um an mu rd e r h a v in g be en perpetrated o n the
b o d y o f ------- W illiam s , a fe ttle r’s w i fe , at th e d i f t r id o f th e Pond s .
A female n e ig h b o u r o f th e ir ’ s w a s ac cufed b y an a c com p lice o f h a v in g
com m itted th is diabolica l a d , fo r th e p u rp o fe o f. e n r ich in g h e r fe lf w ith
th e p ro p e r ty w h ic h lh e k n ew this un fo r tu n a te w om a n had in th e
h ou fe . S h e w a s im m ed ia te ly ap p rehend ed , and Search m ad e fo r th e
3 s p ro p e r ty