28.—THE BOTANY OF THE COLONY.

29.—MISFORTUNES OF THE COLONY.

30.—RESOURCES OF THE COLONY:—HORSES FOR INDIA.—WINE.—

DRIED FRUITS.—COTTON.—COAL.—WOOL.—CORN.—WHALE-OIL.—A WHALE HUNT.—CURED FISH.—SHIP TIMBER.

31.—RISE AND FALL OF A SETTLEMENT.—THE SEQUEL TO CAPTAIN GREY'S DISCOVERIES.—A WORD AT PARTING.

PLATES.

[KANGAROO HUNTING (Frontispiece).]
[THE BIVOUAC.]
[SPEARING KANGAROO]
[DEATH OF THE KANGAROO.]
[EMU HUNT (woodcut).]

THE BUSHMAN; OR, LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY.

CHAPTER 1.

COLONISTS.