James Stirling

“ And whereas I may hereafter see occasion to issue a Commission to certain discreet Persons to proceed to the Cognizance of Officers against the Laws; to hear and determine Complaints of Injury; to commit Offenders for further Trial to the Custody of the Sheriff; and to conduct themselves in the Execution of their office according to such Mode of Proceeding as Justices of the Peace may lawfully adopt; I here Command and require that due obedience and Respect be shown to all such Persons in their several Places and jurisdictions. ”

“ The best soil, the finest blue-gum timber, and some good grass are to be found on the hilly land; but even on the rest of the land there is generally food for Cattle, and on the Downs skirting the coast affords very good sheep pasturage.
The anchorage is sheltered from the usual winter winds, but is open to those which blow between South and ESE. Its merits cannot be estimated without further experience. ”

“ Cape Lewin is the southern termination of the third range. This seems to be inferior in extent as well as in altitude to the other two ranges, as it disappears at Cape Naturaliste and is not again seen except in "Moresby's flat topped Range", 300 miles to the north on the same meridian.
On these ranges and in their intervening valleys the soil varies according to position and altitude. On the higher hills and mountains the surface is rugged and stony: in the regions intermediate between their summits and their bases the soil is excellent ”

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