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Page 211 - Waters of any Strength not exceeding the Strength of Proof by Sykes' Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater or less Strength than the Strength of Proof, and for any greater or less Quantity than a Gallon ; viz.
Page 135 - The forest regions of extra-tropic West Australia occupy an area equal to the whole territory of Great Britain ; and it is singularly fortunate for the Colony that over this vast extent of wooded country a species of Eucalyptus (the Jarrah) prevails, which for the durability of its timber is unsurpassed by any kind of tree in any portion of the globe.
Page 45 - The executive power Is vested In the governor, who Is appointed by the President for a term of four years by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Page 167 - The rocks on this line of gold-bearing country are mostly slates and schists, with here and there dykes of granite and other intrusive rocks. The reefs are as a rule large and extend to a great length on the surface, but they are not well defined and seldom have walls on both sides, one side generally splitting up into a large number of leaders, most of which are rich in gold. The stone itself is solid and of the nature of a...
Page 38 - Canada, from the date aforesaid, to make, ordain and establish within the land and territory so admitted as aforesaid, all such laws, institutions and ordinances, and to constitute such courts and officers, as may be necessary for the peace, order, and good government of Her Majesty's subjects and others therein...
Page 152 - The lighthouse stands in 38° 10' 18" north, and 0° 26' 22" west from Greenwich; it is 621 yards distant from the east point of the island, and 140 from the shore due north of it. The light is displayed at an elevation of 92 feet above the level of the sea, and may therefore be seen from a vessel at the distance of 15 miles. KATTEGAT.— LIGHT ON THE KOBBER GROUND.
Page 9 - all that part of New Holland which is not included within the territory of New South Wales '. later, on 8 June, her consort HMS ' Sulphur ', arrived with a detachment (Light Company No.
Page 184 - ... rocks. This bed is not met with in many places in the district, and probably forms the junction between the coal-bearing series and the crystalline rocks." KIMBERLEY. 121 the carboniferous series is largely developed in the quartzite and sandstone-capped flat-topped hills, with shale beds beneath, attaining an elevation of as much as 1,000 feet. These shale beds must be of great thickness, for in the well at the base of the Bastion Hill they were found to go down over 100 feet, whilst they are...
Page 9 - In delivering my opinion on the whole of the lands seen on the banks of the Swan, I hesitate not in pronouncing it superior to any I have seen in New South Wales, Eastward of the Blue Mountains, not only in its local situation, but in the many existing advantages which it holds out to settlers, viz.: 1st. The evident superiority of the soil. 2nd. The facility with which settlers can bring their farms into a state of culture from the open state of the country, the trees not averaging more than ten...
Page 135 - The wood has attained a world-wide celebrity. When especially selected from hilly localities, cut while the sap is least active, and subsequently carefully dried, it proves impervious to the borings of the chelura, teredo, and termites. It is therefore in extensive demand for jetties, piles, railway-sleepers, fence-posts, and all kinds of underground structures, and it is equally important as one of the most durable for the planking and frames of ships.