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of that sort can be traced on the acclivities of the hills, or the 
interjacent plains. These seem to have always been as desti- 
tute of wood as they are now. The want of wood will be 
severely felt by the Colony ere long, as no trace of coal has 
yet been detected, nor, from the geological character of the 
country, is there any hope of its existence. Fuel is already 
among the most expensive articles of housekeeping in Cape- 
town: I may venture indeed to say, that, in some of the most 
respectable families there, the diet costs less than the firewood 
required to dress it." 
[To be continued.] 
