20 Statistics of Van Diemen's Land. 
£5 4s. 13d. per acre, the sum of £1256 18s. There were 
1,335,779 acres held under Depasturing licences during the 
year, at the rental of £16,714 6s. 5d. per annum. Of the 
Lands sold, the Country Lots show a decrease in quantity of 
465 per cent., and the Town and Suburban Allotments 61°6 
per cent. ; and of the Lands leased the decrease upon the year 
is 2 percent. Itis also placed on record, that Van Diemen’s 
Land is estimated to contain about 14,500,000 of acres, 
of which only 18°79 per cent. have been granted and sold to 
settlers; and of the quantity thus alienated by the Crown, 
only 6°1 per cent. are cultivated, the remaining 93 per cent. 
being still in a state of nature! Again, the proportion of 
land cultivated is not more than 1:07 per cent. of the whole 
territorial quantity! It is hence evident that the resources 
of the Colony have as yet been but feebly developed; and 
that, with the application of labour and capital, there is 
presented unlimited scope for industry, both agricultural and 
manufacturing, with the promise of a rich reward for its 
exercise, for many generations to come. 
Table 38 details the number of acres in cultivation in the 
several Police Districts of the Island, the nature of each 
crop, the quantity of produce raised, together with the cur- 
rent price which ruled in each district. By analysis of this 
return, and comparing it with that for 1848, the increase or 
decrease upon the year is shown ; 
Average Price | Proportion 
throughout Van | of Produce 
Diemen's Land.| per Acre. 
ee a ss eee 
Number of Quantity of 
CROP. Acres. Produce. 
Increase | Decrease] Increase |Decrease 
per cent. | per cent. | per cent.| per cent. 
4: avers odon 3:6 
s 
Wheat. ion.’ <+ 0 Sy GEN W tine HUGS Nes 
Barley ........ iene 8:9 Se 6:5 2 103 eS; 24 S 
QS “sesosdcaes 200 34:7 39:7 1 10 Ss 237 > 
Beastan. Garces 28: Bae 2 pee 45 oe 17, |= 
Beans) sey pcecle ie bay 17-4 11 5 at 2 142 ) - 
Potatoes........ 76:4 Ryetate: 15 Leds 79 5 per ton. 34 tons. 
Turnips....,... 9-4 5600 Bates 16: 13 0 per ton. 4} tons. 
Danes: jtcce ery 8:2 1046 8 0 perbush.| 13 bushels. 
§ English grasses.. 11:8 44 0 perton. |0:798ofaton 
