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Counsel for Emigrants, and Interesting Information from Numerous Sources Concerning British America, the United States, and New South Wales

Counsel for Emigrants, and Interesting Information from Numerous Sources Concerning British America, the United States, and New South Wales

Mathison, John

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General World History

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ISBN10: 1150436816
ISBN13: 9781150436819
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.18 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838. Excerpt: ... AUSTRALIA. Under this general name are included the large island of New Holland and the smaller one of Van Dieman's Land. These islands--the first of which, from its vast extent, partakes more of the character of a continent than an island--lie within the tenth and forty-fifth degrees of south latitude, and the one hundred and thirteenth and one hundred and fifty-third degrees of east longitude, and comprise a superficial extent of upwards of three million square miles, with an estimated population of about ninety thousand. Its principal divisions are, the Eastern Coast, or New South Wales--the chief towns of which are Sydney, Paramatta, and Bathurst; the Western Coast--the chief town of which is Swan-Biver settlement; and Van Dieman's Land--the chief towns of which are Hobart Town and Launceston. The Government terms of granting lands in Australia are as follow: --All the lands in the colony, not hitherto granted, and not appropriated for public purposes, will be put up to sale. The price will, of course, depend upon the quality of the land and its local situation; but no land will be sold below the rate of 5s. per acre. All persons proposing to purchase lands not advertised for sale must transmit a written application to the Governor in a certain prescribed form, which will be delivered at the Surveyor-general's office to all persons applying, on payment of the requisite fee of 2s. 6d. Those persons who are desirous of purchasing will be allowed to select, within certain defined limits, such portions of land as they may wish to acquire in that manner. These portions of land will be advertised for sale for three calendar months, and will then be sold to the highest bidder, provided that such bidding shall at least amount to 5s. per acre. A deposit of ...

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