wnship in the parish of Apsley and county of Monmouth,
about 40 miles from Hobart.

_Arthur_--a river, flowing into the sea on the western side of the
island, about 30 miles south of Cape Grim. It receives in its course the
waters of the Hellyer, Horton, Frankland, and Leigh rivers.

_Arthur's Range_--a chain of mountains in the south-western part of the
colony. The most elevated point is 3,900 feet above the sea.

_Arve_--a branch of the river Huon.

_Asbestos_--a range of hills extending inland from Port Sorell, in the
county of Devon. Some of the elevations are 1,700 feet high.

_Auburn_--a village on the Isis, in the parish of Hill and county of
Somerset. It is about 10 miles from Campbell Town, 40 from Launceston,
and 75 from Hobart. Not far from Auburn is the remarkable hill called
Jacob's Sugar Loaf.

_Avoca_--a township in the parish of Avoca and county of Cornwall, near
the confluence of the St. Paul's and South Esk rivers. It is 99 miles
from Hobart, 62 from Launceston, and 19 from Campbell Town. It is on the
road from Campbell Town to the east coast, and contains a small
episcopal church (St. Thomas') and school, a post and police station,
and two inns. The police magistrate holds a court at Avoca once in a
week. At the entrance of the township the St. Paul's river is crossed by
a small substantial stone bridge of one arch.

_Bagdad_--a small township in the parish of Strangford and county of
Monmouth. It is on the main road, 20 miles from Hobart. The country near
Bagdad is fertile, and the road passes by numerous farms. On the
northern side is a beautiful valley, the cultivated part of which is two
miles wide, bounded by lofty hills thickly wooded, and through which
flows the Bagdad Creek.

_Barrow_--a lofty hill, about 13 miles east of Launceston.

_Bayford_--a village in the parish of Spring Hill and county of
Monmouth, about 40 miles from Hobart.

_Bellerive_--a township nearly opposite Hobart, in the parish of
Clarence and county of Monmouth.

_Ben Lomond_--a mountain in Cornwall, 5,000 feet high, about 45 miles
from Launceston, and 15 from Fingal. A rivulet of the same name rises
here, and falls into the South Esk, about 30 miles from Launceston.
About 15 miles north of this mountain is Ben Nevis, 3,900 feet high.
During winter these elevated points, which are named after celebrated
mountains of Scotland, are covered with snow, and seen from a distance,
they present a magnificent appearance