English fect. 3736 Foot of Mount York, Collet's farm (Mr. Morris's) 2180 - 2052 Capt. P. P. King. - 3480 3220 Walerawang (farm and estate of Mr. Walker) 2410 Strzelecki. Police station, dividing range, Bathurst Hill beyond Jock's Bridge Guwong, Nicholson's farm Summer Hill, Frederick Valley Mount Canoblas, Wellington Bargo River, ford Lapton's Inn - 3010 3290 - 2910 Little Forest Hill, half a mile beyond the turn 3010 1560 Berrima Inn Bed of the Wingecarrabee River Bed of Black Bob's Creek, under the bridge Bed of Midway Kivulet, Camden Summit of Stony Hill Wombat Brush, terrace above Paddy's River Arthursleigh (estate of Mr. H. M'Arthur, Mount Wellington, Flagstaff 4195 4075 Dry's Bluff, Western Tier Mount Arrowsmith, between Frenchman's Cap Western Tier, opposite Mr. Groom's station - 3915 - 3910 Chilton, a station of the V. D. L. Company Regent's Plains (Mr. Wood's station) 2930 . 2709 - 2157 Hampshire Hills (V. D. L. Company's station) 1348 Oatlands Circular Pond Marshes Mr. Reid's farm Caldstock Captain Lloyd's farm, Westbury Patcham (V. D. L. Company's farm) Coal Seam, Jerusalem Formosa (an estate of Mr. Lawrance) Mr. Legge's farm, Break-o' Day To the above table of altitudes, I may add a few other of the more important results which the hypsometrical survey furnishes. 1st. As regards New South Wales: The mean altitude of the divisa aquarum, in that colony, is 3500 feet above the level of the sea. The average fall of its eastern rivers is estimated at 48 feet in every mile. The average slope of the land, produced by the transversal spurs, is 96 feet. The average fall of the westerly waters is 9 feet in every mile; that of the country within 72 miles from the crest of the dividing range is 20 feet. 2d. As regards Van Diemen's Land: The mean height of the divisa aquarum is 3750 feet above the level of the sea. The average fall of the eastern rivers is estimated at 93 feet in every mile; and the average fall of the country, at 120 feet. |