aiK JOSEPH BAEKS. 
I go 
He adds, 
If the bitter frost which has now vexed us for near a month while the ship 
(H.M.S. “ Porpoise ”) has been out of my reach, has not destroyed them, you 
will have grapes of most of the sorts from which the valuable wines of Europe 
are made. These, I hope, will encourage you to plant vineyards, and some of 
them surely will produce marketable wine.* 
This hope was not destined to be realised until after his death. 
To Hunter (in the midst of his troubles with the intriguing and 
disloyal officers at Sydney), Banks says : — 
Persev^ere, however, my good sir, in the manly, honest, and open conduct you 
have hitherto held, and you must in time prevail.f 
2. Captain Philip Gidley King, P.X. — Was born at Launceston, 
Cornwall, 23rd April, 1758. He was the third Governor of Xew South 
Wales, and was a protege of Banks, whose good opinion he assiduously 
cultivated. While not a brilliant he was a pure-minded man, who 
worked with a single eye to the welfare of the infant colony, in this 
respect an honourable contrast to many of the Government officers 
located in Xew South Wales. He came to Port Jackson in the First 
Fleet. 
King, under date 3rd May, 1800, announces J to Banks his arrival 
at Sydney, and gives his impressions of the state of things there, 
certainly a dark-coloured picture. He adds, “ there are many, very 
many things I shall have to say b}’ the ‘ Buffalo.’ ” He refers to his 
first difficulty with the military. He says, “ I have fixed Cayley ' 
(Caley) at Parramatta, to which place he gives the preference, and he 
is well lodged there ; I hope he will begin in earnest. I have marked 
out a botanic garden, to be under Col. Paterson’s directions. It is 
ready for receiving plants, and Caley has the use of Government House 
at Parramatta, to dry his specimens, &c.” This he knows will please 
his correspondent. 
Under date 28th September, 1800,§ King writes to Banks telling 
him his troubles — Hunter had been easy-going, and had reUed on 
officers who had deceived him. He gives an account of Caley and his 
matrimonial proposal. He sends Banks a platypus, “ a fruit growing 
round Port Stephens, two warratarrs, &c.,” together with two boxes 
of specimens from Caley. He also sends some coals and “ stones ” 
(ores), together with one large box of fleeces from Captain Macarthur. 
He says, “ Do pray, send us out wool-cards.” 
The letter dated April, 1801 (finished 21st Aug.), from King 
to Banks, is an excellent specimen of the lengthy and newsy letters 
• Hist. Rec., iii, 533. 
t n>., 532. 
t Ih., iv, 82. 
« lb., 205. 
ii lb., 353. 
