C O N C L U S I O N .
T H E documents upon which the foregoing pages have been
formed going no farther than the departure o f the Buffalo for
England, we mud here quit the regular detail of the tranfaclions o f
the colony.
We learn from thofe who have converfed on the concerns o f the
fettlement with governor Hunter fince his return, that he poffeffes
the mod minute acquaintance with all its regulations, whether commercial,
agricultural, or legal. On thofe particular fubjeds, we
underdand he had from time to time afforded the moll ample information
to government; and, as he is now upon the fpot, we hope
that he may be able to Ihew the advantages which this diftant colony
will derive from a more frequent intercourfe with the mother-
country. It mud be gratifying to all who may be in any way
acquainted with the fettlement, and are not drangers to the misfortunes
under which it has fometimes differed, to find at this time in
government a determination to (hew it a greater degree o f attention
in future, than, from unavoidable circumdanees, it could formerly
boad. .
As notice has not been regularly taken o f the public works in
hand at the clofe of each month, as was obferved in the preceding
volume, a view of the whole that had been undertaken during Governor
Hunters adminidration o f the affairs o f the fettlement, is
annexed.
A large brick building which had been ereded by Governor
Phillip at Parramatta, ioofeet in length, being much decayed, was
completely
completely repaired ; two floors laid throughout-; and an addition
o f 60 feet made to it, for the purpofe o f converting it into a granary
for the reception o f wheat; there not being any building for
this ufe in the colony. .
A ffrong wind-mill tower of done, ereded upon the hill above
the town of Sydney. The mill completed and fet at work.
An entire fuite o f apartments built of brick at 'Sydney, between
the hofpitals and the dwelling-houfe o f the principal furgeon, for
the ufe o f the . two affidant-furgeons ; their former wretched huts
having.gone to decay.
A drong, .double-logged gaol, 80 feet long, with feparate cells
for prifoners, was condruded at Sydney.. This building was burnt.
A fimilargaol was-ereded at Parramatta, 100 feet in length, and
paled round with a drong high fence, as was that at Sydney. This
was alfo dedroyed by fire. £ t
“ Two log granaries, each ioo feet long, one for wheat and
another for mai/.e, were ereded at the Hawkeffury on a fpot named
the Green-hills, and inclofed with paling.^
Thoroughly repaired, coated with lime (manufadured from
burnt (hells', and white-waffied both government houfes, the military
barracks, officers’ dwellings, dore-houfes,- and granaries, and
all the public buildings, to preferve them from the decay to which
they were rapidly advancing. _
-The government huts at Parramatta, which had been built by Governor
Phillip for the immediate reception of- convids on their
arrival, having been long, negl.eded and difufed, and fallen to ruin,
were completely repaired and made fit for the ufe for which they
were defigned. Many, had,fallen down. . ■;
A bam o f 90 feet in length was built at Toongabbe, in which
nine pair o f threffim could work. The original barn at this place
built by Governor PhllUp had fallen down. .-
Condruded .eight embrafures tothe battery on point Mafkelyne, and
raifeda redoubt with eight embrafures on the ead point o f the cove.