NEW HOLLAND. in 



barley *. The deftrudlion made by rats was very great ; in a 

 fhort tim^; they deflroyed not lefs than twelve thoiifand pounds 

 of flour and rice, brought over with the firft tranfportation. 

 There are alfo vegetables in plenty, from feeds brought from 

 England. I cannot enter into the account of the whole proceed- 

 ings ; by the detail given in the two pamphlets pubMied by 

 J. Debrelt, imperfedt as they are, may be feen the humanity of 

 government in providing every necelTary for the ufe of the con- 

 victs, yet I fear it has been difappointed in its hopes. The im- 

 menfe expence we have been at in fending provilions from hence, 

 from the cape of Good Hope, and from China (notwithflandin^^ 

 the glofling over feveral particulars) gives reafon to imagine that 

 our colony has been at the point of ftarving. 



The Kangaroo, and others of the Opoffum tribcy may be 

 eaten, but thole animals, which never were numerous, will foon 

 become extindt in the neighborhood of the colony, and we dare 



* The following ftate of Agriculture, and the amount of Live Stock, belonging to the Go- 

 vernor and to the fettlers, at the colony of N«w South Wales, 23d Auguft 1 798, is extracted 

 from a news-paper of Odtober 1799. E. 



Gov. Settlersi Total. 



Acres in Wheat ----- 450 - - 4,209 - - 4,659 



-^^rley . . 57^ - - 57^ 



■ Potatoes _ - - _ „ ■ ■ _ - 14 - - 14 



m Maize ----- 150 - - 1,303 - - 1,453 



■ Vines ----- ■ - _ 9 - _ ^ 



Mares -_---._ 16 -- 57 __ 73 



Horfes - 4-- 40-- 44 



Cows - - 140 - - 118 - - 258 



Bulls and Oxen ----- 118 -- 45-- 165 



Sheep, Male ------ 147 -- 1,312 - - 1,459 



— — Female ----- 269 - - 2,174 - - 2,443 



Goats, \'ale 37 . - 730 - - 787 



Female ----- 86-- 1,794 - - 1,880 



Swine _- 44-- 2,823 - - 2,867 



not. 



