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begun to reap the wheat which had been fown in April ; and for want 

 of a granary at that place it was put into ftacks From its not being im- 

 mediately thrafhed out, there was no knowing with certainty what the 

 produce of it was ; but it had every appearance of turning out well. 

 - The ear was long and full, and the draw remarkably good. 



On the 3d of December the Governor, as one of his laft ads in 

 the fettlement, ordered one pound of flour to be added to the weekly 

 ration, making three pounds of that article. 



On the 7th the Philadelphia failed for Norfolk Ifland. 



The detachment of marines being embarked, Governor Phillip 

 quitted the charge with which he had been inrrufted by his fovereign, 

 and in the execution of which he had manifefted a zeal and perfever- 

 ance that alone could have enabled him to furmount the natural and 

 artificial obftacles which the country and its inhabitants had thrown 

 in his way. 



The colony had now been eftablifhed within a few weeks of five 

 years ; and a review of what had been done in cultivation under his 

 Excellency's direction in that time cannot more properly be intro- 

 duced than at the clofe of his government. 



An accurate furvey of the whole ground in cultivation, both on 

 account of the crown, and in the pofferTion of individuals, had been 

 taken by the furveyor-general, and tranfmitted to England by that 

 fhip ; and from the return which he then made, the following parti- 

 culars were extracted : 



Ground in cultivation, the 16th O&ober 1792. 



Acres. 



In wheat - - 2o8{ 



In barley - - 24I 



In maize - - 1 186| 



Garden ground - 12 if 



Ground cleared of Timber 162I 



Total number of acres 1703? 



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