XVI 
DIVISIONS OF THE COLONY, 
Moroyo River to the south of Sydney on the 
one hand, and to the Manning River on the other, 
including Wellington Valley within its limits 
to the westward. Thus it will appear that the 
boundaries of the located parts of the colony 
have been considerably enlarged, and some 
fine districts of country included within them. 
In consequence of its extent and increasing 
population, it has been found convenient to 
divide it into counties, parishes, and townships; 
and indeed, every measure of the Colonial Go- 
vernment of late years, has had for its object to 
assimilate its internal arrangements, as nearly 
as possible, to those of the mother country. 
Whether we are to attribute the present flourish- 
ing state of the colony to the beneficial in- 
fluence of that system of government which 
has been exercised over it for the last seven 
years it is not for me to say. That the pro- 
sperity of a country depends, however, in a 
great measure, on the wisdom of its legislature, 
is as undoubted, as that within the period I 
have mentioned the colony of N. S. Wales 
has risen unprecedentedly in importance and 
in wealth, and has advanced to a state of im- 
