thirteen settlers on the area, holding between them s,<>jh acres. 

 The sub-division is 25 miles from Bnnbnry, and is adjacent to ilie 

 Bunbury-BlidgetOWn main road; it is \vell watered In brooks, and 

 lias .1 rainfall of 38 inches annually. The clearing in places is 

 heavy, and the average cost of this work is 6 per acie. The 

 facilities which the railway offers, and the superior quality of most 

 of the land, should lead to the speedy alienation of the area, winch 

 is exceptionally adapted for potato and other root crops, fruit 

 culture, and dairying ; also for pig raising. 



The Tweed agricultural area is ten miles from Bridgetown, 

 and 35 miles from Donnybrook ; it has been available since 

 March, 1803, and consists of 29,000 acres; i6,<S<Sj acres are surveyed 

 into 92 blocks, and thirteen settlers hold 8,929 acres. It is interesting 

 to note in regard to this area, which contains some of the finest 

 agricultural and fruit growing land in the colony, that some of it 

 was specially selected by the late Mr. Anthony Hordern, originator 

 of the Great Southern railway scheme, as a site for his projected 

 agricultural college and experimental farm. The land having 

 been abandoned by his executors, was surveyed and subdivided by 

 the Government, and thrown open for selection. The clearing in 

 many places will be rather heavy, costing probably 6 per acre. 

 There is here splendid alluvial soil and a heavy rainfall, while the 

 river Blackwood, which contains large permanent pools of fresh 

 water, runs through the area. This area is distant from Perth 

 about 175 miles. 



The Boyanup agricultural area, about 12 miles from Bnnbury, 

 was thrown open for selection in June, 1892. It contains 40, 843 

 acres, the whole of which is surveyed into 284 blocks. There are 

 26 settlers on the area, holding between them 5,240 acres. It is 

 served by the line between Bunbury and Donnybrook, which 

 connects with the South-western railway. This area contains 

 much land well adapted for cereals, fruit and vegetable growing, 

 and dairying. The Bunbury-Busselton railway also runs through 

 this area. 



The following notes of the Nelson district, in which Bridge- 

 town is situated, have been kindly supplied for publication in this 

 volume by Messrs. J. Allnutt, (Acting Resident Magistrate of Bridge- 

 town), Lewis C. Moulton, J. R. Walter, and James Inglis, whose 

 names are a guarantee that the intelligence they convey 

 is a thoroughly authentic statement concerning a part of the 

 colony in which they have long resided as leading and enterprising 

 settlers : " There are not generally good roads to the land 

 belonging to the Crown that is open for selection. Our main trunk 

 roads are some of the best in the colony ; all the settlers here have 

 had to make their ow r n roads to their homesteads. Latterly the 

 Nelson roads board have assisted selectors with their bye roads, but 

 this year the Government allowed us no funds for this purpose. The 

 Capital w r e consider essential for a successful start is ;uo for a free 



