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Brakke River that falls into Moflel Bay. The fuiface is hilly 
and compofed of a light fandy foil, which, when the raiijs are 
favourable, is fufficiently fertile in corn. The only natural pro- 
dud: in the vegetable kingdom, that is ufeful as an article of 
commerce, i? the aloe, but the heathy plants along the fea-fhore 
are more favourable for Iheep than in the other parts of this 
divifion. The fhores of the bay and the fea-coaft abound with 
excellent oyfters ; and mufcles are equally plentiful, but they 
are very large, and of a (Irong flavour; and the mouths of all 
the rivers contain plenty of good fifh. The bay itfelf has al- 
ready been defcribed. 
7. Autiniequas Land is the next divifion to Molfel Bay along 
the fea-coaft, and extends as far eaftward as the Kayman's 
River. The Dutch Government referved to itfelf about twenty 
thoufand acres, which is nearly half the divifion, of the fineft 
land, without exception, in the whole colony, being a level 
meadow always covered with grafs. The mountains approach- 
ing near the fea, and being covered with large forefl trees, at- 
tract the vapours and caufe a confiderable quantity of rain to 
fall in the Autiniequas Land in thefummer months. Theover- 
feer calculated that ihe land held by Government in this divifion 
was fully fufficient for the maintenance of a thoufand horfes, a 
thoufand head of cattle, and for raifing annually ten thoufand 
muids of corn. 
8. Plettenherg s Bay divifion begins at the Kayman's River, 
and continues to the inacceffible forefts of Sitfikainma The 
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