PENAL ESTABLISHMENT. 5l7 



Port Phillip district the return is about five more to 

 the acre), and from thirty-four to forty bushels of 

 barley. There are about two thousand acres of 

 available land in the whole island. The average 

 number of native convicts is about seventeen, and the 

 expense of the whole establishment to Government 

 is about £200. per annum ; but, under the good 

 management of superintendent Vincent, it has 

 realized £1500. by the sale of corn and salt, 

 and allowing for the value of the buildings erected. 



His Excellency Governor Hutt had done a 

 great deal for the improvement of the natives ; the 

 schools established for their instruction work 

 exceedingly well ; and I am happy to see that a 

 most important step towards civilizing them has 

 since been made, a white having taken a native 

 woman as his wife. This may be regarded as in 

 a great measure the result of the notice bestowed 

 on them. 



No opportunity occurred during our stay of add- 

 ing to the observations I had previously made for 

 the longitude of Fremantle (Scott's Jetty) ; which, 

 however, is the only part of the continent absolutely 

 determined during the Beagle's voyage. It is con- 

 sidered to be in long. 1 15° 47' 50" E. 



Before leaving we received a letter of thanks 

 from his Excellency and the members of the Legis- 

 lative Council for the services we had rendered the 

 colony. My friend Lieut. Roe presented me, also, 

 with two specimens of the Spined Lizard " Moloch 

 horridus," v\hich I intended to present to Her Ma- 



