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ordered nothing to be received without a 

 voucher as to whose property it was. 



The middle of July was occupied in taking 

 an account of the inhabitants of the .settlements, 

 the land in cultivation, and live-stock on hand, 

 for the purpose of forwarding to England with 

 the next dispatches. The number of acres in 

 wheat amounted to 4:393, and in maize to 1440, 

 or thereabouts. 



A sealer at the Hawkesbury, who had been a 

 convict, had more land in cultivation than any 

 individual in that district, having 46 acres in 

 wheat, and five in maize. 



A man, left by a Mr. Hogan, in the care of 

 some land bought by him in 1796, had now 

 200 acres in wheat, and the Commissary, Mr. 

 Palmer, had an agent who, by great attention, 

 had got upwards of 290 acres in wheat. 



Hogs were still numerous in this district, 

 notwithstanding the great slaughter amongst 

 them of late for the store. The settlers had im- 

 ileed few sheep, but nearly 250 goats. 



The ground iu cultivation was considerably 

 less in the neighbourhood of Paramatta, but 

 the settlers were also proportionally few. 

 The number of settlers at the Hawkesbury being 

 nearly 200, and at Paramatta only 100. The 

 widow of a superintendant had 50 acres in 

 wheat, and 23 in maize. A man, named 

 Edward Elliot, who had withstood every tempt- 

 tation to sell the single ewe given him by Go- 

 vernor Phillip*, had now 116 sheep, and was 



* Vide page l6S. 



