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tlie estate, only asliort di.'^taiicc^ from xhv cottage. 

 Since le;iviii(>' '* Goulbiini Plains," wo had oc- 

 casionally seen the Green-wattle tree" still in 

 l^btlm ; its bark is liiglily valued for the taxucung 

 pdnciple it abiiiiidiultly eontalns; ithm hmk Qf 

 another Acacta,*^ called *MjIack wattle" by the 

 colonists, also contains similar i>roperties, lait the 

 former hours the preference from producing a 

 Stronger lit|Lior, and from the hM&t imparting a 

 much deeper red to the leather** ih^ bark 

 is used in the tan pits macerated only in cold 

 water, Ijut when there is time and requisite con- 

 veniences, a decoction is made, by which a 

 stronger liquor is procured. The aborigines, 

 about Ih^ Mmm& #6tnG^ mi other of 

 the cototf^ stupify by throwing hark 

 of the ^"reen-wattle tree" into tlie water, 



I rode over to Yns Plains, to the farm of Mr. 

 Manton, (a son of the celebrated gunsmith,) 



El^tit four rnile^ i^skmi Sm hmh& i^f Hi^ Ym 

 jfiver, the botise beliig etmstewsted on m ele- 

 vated site, commands a fine picturesque view 

 of the extensive plains or downs of Yas, the 

 distant wooded hills, forest scenery, with tlie 

 Ta* river slowly winding its course beneath* 

 This part of the colony appears valuable j ihe 

 couatry is for the most part open forest, with 

 lu3f utiant pastwage, and well watei-ed, (an object 



