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such suitable sites for vine culture with the view to the fabri- 

 cation of wine, as could, in this colony, be selected, within 

 half a day's walk from Melbourne, among the stringy-bark 

 ranges already alluded to, and yet which, if now put up for 

 sale, would be declined at the upset price. It is therefore not 

 nnpossible but that, before the close of the present century, 

 Melbourne will have in its vicinity flourishing vineyards, 

 some of which might occupy ground now considered, notwith- 

 standuig its proximity to Melbourne, valueless even for grazing 

 purposes. 



