BANKS AND THE AUSTRALIAN WOOL INDUSTRY. 
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McArthur, the manager. Government have been applied to to make grants of 
land for that purpose. I have advised that a grant be made of a million of acres 
in such parts as, Captain McArthur shall chuse, at a proper distance from all settle- 
ments for the sole purpose of feeding sheep, resumable at the will of the Govern- 
ment, whenever any part of it may be appropriated to tillage or other purposes, 
on satisfaction being made for any stock-houses on the premises resumed, and an 
equal quantity of land granted at a more distant point, 100,000 acres at first and 
100,000 more when 100,000 fine-wooH’d sheexJ are actually in existence on the 
first 100,000, and so on. 
This letter is evidence that Sir Joseph desired to be of real service 
to Captain Macarthur. 
Then tve have a statement by Banks concerning Macarthur, entitled'- 
“ Some circumstances respecting Captain Macarthur, late of the Xew 
South Wales Corps, stated for further investigation previous to the 
granting of any further indulgence to him by Government on the 
plea of his having established a flock of fine-woolled sheep at Sydney.” 
This statement shows that, later on. Banks heartily disliked Mac- 
arthur, and he severely reported on him and his transactions concerning 
sheep and wool to the Government. Banks concludes with a recapitu- 
lation of the introduction of fine-woolled sheep into New South Wales, 
doubtless based on the information supplied by Captain M'aterhouse, 
in his letter, given at p. 17-f. 
• Hist. Rec., vi, 698. 
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