Town and Neighbourhood of Melbourne—River Yarra—Soil of the Country in general—Division of it into four qualities—Command of Water —Climate—Hot Winds—Salubrity—Meteorological Tables—Comparison with Climate of Madeira, Rome, &c.—Productions
Agriculture—Value of the Colonial Market for Grain—Geelong—Prospects of Emigrants—Classes likely to succeed and the contrary—Colonial Society—Labourin Classes—Old Hands and Emigrants—State of Crime—Tables
New Legislative Council—Exclusion of the Pastoral Interest from the Exercise of the Elective Franchise—Their Importance—Impossibility of Port Phillip's being adequately represented at Sydney—Universal desire of Separation from Sydney—Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure of Port Phillip—First Session of Legislative Council—Its Legislation and General Demeanour—District Councils—Corporation of Melbourne
Mode of Dealing with the Aborigines—Their Relations with the White Settlers—Lamentable want of Success of the Missions and Protectorate—Extract from Lord Stanley's Despatch on this Subject