Excerpt from The Rise and Progress of Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand: In Which Will Be Found Increase and Habits of Population; Tables of Revenue and Expenditure; Growth and Present Position of Each Dependency; Intellectual, Social and Moral Condition of the People, &C., Gathered From Authentic Sources, Official Documents The general favor with which this work has been received both by the public and the press, renders it unnecessary that the Author should longer preserve the incognito of "An Englishman," under which his former productions have been published. The Statistical matter in this volume has been compiled from Official documents furnished by the respective Governments; and the following copy of a letter from the Colonial Office will satisfy the reader that the Author of the work had every facility for obtaining correct information, during his recent progress through the various Colonies: - Sir, I am directed by Sir George Grey to forward you the enclosed letters of introduction to the Governors of Victoria, New South. Wales, Van Dieman's Land, and New Zealand, in compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 19th instant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.