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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

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		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.