17 '4 HISTORY OF 



by attending the artificers in carrying on the 

 different buildings. 



CULTIVATION, 



The island contains about 11,000 acres. In 

 the level parts where the earth cannot be washed 

 away by the heavy rains, the soil varies from a 

 rich brown mould to a light red earth. These 

 are varied by pieces of black mould and gravel. 

 Those parts of easy ascent preserve their depth 

 of soil, and many of them have born six success 

 sive crops of wheat, 



LAND, 



The ground cleared of timber for public use, 

 and that marked out for the settlers' lots, com- 

 prised one half of the island, viz. 



Number Acres cleaved 

 of Acres. of Timber. 



Ground allotted to settlers on 



grant or lease - - 3,239 920 

 allotted to officers by 



grant, lease, or permission, 132 132 

 ?- allotted to individuals 



of different descriptions, 100 100 

 reserved for jrovern- 



ment, and contiguous to 



the above allotments, - 1,400 



cleared of timber, and 



occupied for the public be- 

 nefit, - r 376 376 



Total quantity of ground oc- 

 cupied as above, - 5,247 1 3 528 



