Were it indeed possible to transport that of Norfolk Island, its value would be found very great, but the difficulty, from the surf, I am well informed, is so insuperable as to forbid the attempt.

Lord Howe Island, discovered by Lieut.

Ball, though an inestimable acquisition to our colony, produces little else than the mountain cabbage tree.
Should a sufficient military force be sent out to those employed in cultivating the ground, I see no room to doubt, that in the course of a few years, the country will be able to yield grain enough for the support of its new possessors.

But to effect this, our present limits must be greatly extended, which will require detachments of troops not to be spared from the present establishment.

And admitting the position, the parent country will still have to supply us for a much longer time with every other necessary of life.