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THE THREE COLONIES OF AUSTRALIA.

by enthusiasm and the persuasions of the Colonial Secretary, Gouger, he became the purchaser of a thousand acres of land, and boldly drew upon two of the gentlemen who had charitably sent him out, advising them of the favour he had done them, and promising to remit in due course the title-deeds. The good Doverians, on the arrival of the tremendous bill, held a consultation, learned the total ruin that would fall on the drawer if it were returned protested, wishing, too, not to have the one Dover emigrant disgraced, and perhaps a little dazzled by the brilliant reports of fortunes daily realised in Australian land, made a round robin of £100 apiece, met the bill, in due course received the grant, and from that time forward never heard a word of the emigrant or the land.

The following figures will show the results of this self-supporting, sufficient-price colony:—


REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
£ s. d.
In 1840, Government Expenditure, £169,966;  Revenue,  £30,199 11 1
1841, do. 104,471  do. 26,720 15 11
1842, do. 54,444  do. 22,074 4 6
1843, do. 29,842  do. 24,142 1 2



STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF SEVEN YEARS OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION.
South Australian Act, 4 and 5 Wm. IV., cap. 95, Royal Assent 1834
Commissioners Gazetted 5th May, 1835
Colonel Light and Surveying Staff March, 1836
Governor Hindmarsh and first party of Emigrants sailed  30th July, 1836
Governor Gawler 1838
Area of Adelaide, 4½ miles N.E. to S.W., 4 miles N.W. to S.E., 700 acres, 432 acres. Population 8,000  1839
Port opened 17th May, 1840
Governor Gawler recalled 1841




Acres. £ s. d.

Emigrants
Landed.

1835  Land sold  58,995 at 35,417 5 0
1836 {{{1}}} 1,680 {{{1}}} 1,378 0 0 941
1837 {{{1}}} 3,120 {{{1}}} 3,140 0 0 1,279
1838 {{{1}}} 37,960 {{{1}}} 37,960 0 0 1,938
1839 {{{1}}} 48,336 {{{1}}} 48,336 0 0 5,797
1840 {{{1}}} 7,040 {{{1}}} 7,040 0 0 5,025
1841 {{{1}}} 160 {{{1}}} 160 0 0
157,291 133,431 5 0  15,030

Shipping 1839—1900; Ships tonnage, 40,000.