Previous to the sailing of the _Britannia_ on the 24th of last October, an accurate survey of the whole ground in cultivation, both on account of the crown, and in the possession of individuals, was taken by the surveyor-general, and transmitted to England by that ship; and from the return which he then made, the following particulars were extracted: GROUND IN CULTIVATION, THE 16TH OCTOBER 1792 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acres Acres Acres Ground Total in in in Garden cleared number wheat barley maize ground of timber of acres ----------------------------------------------------------------------- At Parramatta ¾ 7½ 308 - - 316¼ At and leading to 171½ 14 511 - - 696½ Toongabbie Total public ground 172¼ 21½ 819 - - 1012¾ _Belonging to Settlers and others_ At Parramatta, (1 The governor's garden - ½ 2 (3 vines - 6½ Garden ground belonging to different people, including convicts' gardens - - - 104 - 104 At Parramatta, 1 settler 3 - 18 1 7 29 At Prospect Hill, four miles to the westward of Parramatta, 18 settlers 11¼ - 84 - - 95¼ At the Ponds, two miles to the northeast of Parramatta, 16 settlers 10¼ 2¼ 63 3½ 16½ 95½ At the Northern boundary farms, two miles from Parramatta, 5 settlers 3 - 35 2¾ 11 51¾ At the Field of Mars, on the north shore, near the entrance of the creek leading to Parramatta, 8 settlers, (marines) 4 - 44½ 2 31 81½ At the Eastern farms, 12 settlers - - 40½ - 12½ 53 On the creek leading to Parramatta, 7 settlers 4¾ - 80½ 4 22 111¼ In cultivation by the civil and military at Sydney - - - - 6½ 6½ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 208½ 24¼ 1186½ 121¼ 162½ 1703 -----------------------------------------------------------------------