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variety of choice fish, near its confluence with Mossel Bay; 
next to Simon's, this is the best and safest bay on the east coast 
of the colony, and is suited to vessels of all descriptions. A 
whale-fishery is carried on in this place with tolerable success. A 
few small divisions of this district are productive in wheat of the 
best quality ; also wine, brandy, and tobacco, are cultivated to a 
hmited extent ; there are fine- groves of timber in the mountains, 
and many of the border settlers are employed in getting it out. 
There are ten thousand acres under cultivation, embracing all 
kinds of productions. This district is large, embracing one 
million four hundred and twenty-four thousand one hundred and 
thirty- three acres. 
The district of Uitenhage is situated on the east coast of South 
Africa, and is skirted on the south by the Southern Ocean. It has 
two bays and several fine rivers, and is about five hundred miles 
from Cape Town. Algoa Bay is the principal port, and its trade is 
rapidly increasing ; vessels from the east, in the winter season, 
often stop in this bay, though Port Ehzabeth may be considered 
the principal .on the east part of the colony. Uitenhage, the 'capi- 
tal of the district, is one of the most flourishing towns of the 
colony, and was formerly the headquarters of the frontier; but 
the Caff"res having made frequent incursions into the district, it 
was found necessary to remove the troops to Graham's Town, up- 
wards of a hundred miles further in advance. 
The town of Uitenhage affords a number of spacious buildings, 
public and private; agricultural societies, reading-rooms, and a 
turf-club are established, and managed with spirit. ' A seminary 
was established in 1822, and has at present one hundred and 
thirty pupils. There are lead mines near this place, though 
not worked. About seven miles northeast of Uitenhage are im- 
mense beds of seashells and seashellfish, particularly oysters ; 
these beds are about ten miles from the sea, and many hundred 
feet above its level. ' 
The local advantages of the district consist in its supply of wa- 
ter, and great capabilities for raising black cattle. A large portion 
of the butter, soap, and tallow exported from Algoa Bay, is from 
this district, whose main resources will always arise from its gra-' 
zing qualities. The value of a fat ox is about two pounds ster- 
hng, and the amount of the black and breeding cattle in the 
