one who feels an interest in its prosperity; and if a long
residence in the colony, a full consciousness of its capacity,
and an unshaken affection for the country, can entitle any one to
a rank amongst the friends of this infant empire, I flatter
myself that my claim must be allowed; and I shall therefore
proceed to suggest those further ideas of improvement which are
founded in a thorough knowledge of the subject from
experience.

To facilitate the rise of New South Wales to a state of
consequence and independence, its interests must be entrusted to
a governor who has no private or mercenary views, and will seek
after nothing but the welfare of the colony; who will thoroughly
support the trust and honour reposed in him, as the
representative of our most gracious Sovereign; who will not
treat, nor suffer others to treat, the officers serving under him
with indignity; who will not study the rapid rise of one man, and
the sudden downfal of another, but will administer, and cause
justice to be administered impartially to all descriptions of
persons, and only shew his favour to those whose conduct is such
as to merit his distinguished notice. Under such a man, the
industrious settlers should receive the most liberal
encouragement to induce them to pay every attention to the
cultivation of their lands and to the rearing of stock; and I am
of opinion, that when the price of grain has been reduced under
ten shillings per bushel for wheat, five shillings for maize and
barley, and four shillings and sixpence for oats, the grower has
very frequently been a loser, without admitting that in the
course of the season there had been any flood, blight, insect, or
rust, to injure the growing crops. I speak this from the general