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 * CHAPTER I.
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 * Town and Neighbourhood of Melbourne—River Yarra—Soil of the Country in general—Division of it into four qualities—Command of Water —Climate—Hot Winds—Salubrity—Meteorological Tables—Comparison with Climate of Madeira, Rome, &c.—Productions||1
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 * CHAPTER II.
 * Population—Exports and other Statistics—Exports and Revenue of South Australia—Boiling down Sheep—Export of Tallow—Salt Beef—Horses—Mimosa Bark||20
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 * CHAPTER III.
 * The Squatting System and its Tendencies—Present Prospect of Sheep Farmers and Cattle Holders||33
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 * CHAPTER IV.
 * Mode of life of Squatters—Bush Fires—Bush Travelling||52
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 * CHAPTER V.
 * Agriculture—Value of the Colonial Market for Grain—Geelong—Prospects of Emigrants—Classes likely to succeed and the contrary—Colonial Society—Labourin [sic] Classes—Old Hands and Emigrants—State of Crime—Tables||6&ensp; [sic]
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 * CHAPTER VI.
 * New Legislative Council—Exclusion of the Pastoral Interest from the Exercise of the Elective Franchise—Their Importance—Impossibility of Port Phillip's being adequately represented at Sydney—Universal desire of Separation from Sydney—Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure of Port Phillip—First Session of Legislative Council—Its Legislation and General Demeanour—District Councils—Corporation of Melbourne||&emsp; [sic]
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 * Agriculture—Value of the Colonial Market for Grain—Geelong—Prospects of Emigrants—Classes likely to succeed and the contrary—Colonial Society—Labourin [sic] Classes—Old Hands and Emigrants—State of Crime—Tables||6&ensp; [sic]
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 * CHAPTER VI.
 * New Legislative Council—Exclusion of the Pastoral Interest from the Exercise of the Elective Franchise—Their Importance—Impossibility of Port Phillip's being adequately represented at Sydney—Universal desire of Separation from Sydney—Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure of Port Phillip—First Session of Legislative Council—Its Legislation and General Demeanour—District Councils—Corporation of Melbourne||&emsp; [sic]
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 * New Legislative Council—Exclusion of the Pastoral Interest from the Exercise of the Elective Franchise—Their Importance—Impossibility of Port Phillip's being adequately represented at Sydney—Universal desire of Separation from Sydney—Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure of Port Phillip—First Session of Legislative Council—Its Legislation and General Demeanour—District Councils—Corporation of Melbourne||&emsp; [sic]
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