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different sorts of Timber, there is no doubt but that most of it will be found superior in quality for Ship building to any hitherto discovered in this part of the World. The experiment we have made in building those small Boats and the report of the builders is much in favour of it becomming a very valuable acquisition. The Trees are a distinct species of Eucalyptus of that found in the Neighbourhood of Sydney and grow in Vallies from the height of from eighty to a Hundred feet, and the crooked Timber produced on the Hills is fit for any purpose required for ship building. There are many other kinds of wood which will be found useful for the purpose of furniture - a species of Casurena different to that at Port Jackson (called the Beefwood) and I think equally beautiful ; two species of Mimosa and what is called the Cherry tree (Taxus) and a plant which is marked among the specimens (black Thorn). There are many others which time can only discover as to their utility. On the banks of the River which I have named the South esk, a species of [Wintra?] grows to a small tree and found in abundance, the wood is very brittle.
A Farinacious Root, has been discovered by Government