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SOUTHERN AFRICA. 
the long range of the Botha Hills are observed, 
stretching away to the sea. Thus, after travelling 
through forty miles of the most superior pas- 
ture land, well-wooded and watered, a change 
of country takes place — the Mimosa becoming 
more thinly scattered, and the grass more adapt- 
ed for horned cattle than sheep. This continues 
for about 15 miles, when we reached Fort Ped- 
die, a small but clean and neat village, with a 
good hotel and accommodation. 
On quitting this, you cross the main road 
from Graham's Town to King "William's Town. 
At a short distance further, the Gualana stream 
is forded, where hundreds of acres of maize and 
millet are seen, growing luxuriantly in a fine 
open undulating country. The next place, on 
the route, is the Missionary station, called ]New- 
tondale, surrounded by an extensive Fingo po- 
pulation. About ten miles from this, we arri- 
ved at the village of New Town, where two hun- 
dred erven are laid out, and several houses in 
progress, and erven fenced. The situation of 
this place is well chosen, commanding a full 
view of Waterloo Bay and its anchorage; and, 
at no distant period, it must become what Green 
Point is to Cape Town, with the advantage of 
having an extensive pasture commonage, as 
well as being surrounded by many agricultural 
farmers. The terms upon which the erven are 
