arish of George Town and county of Dorset,
153 miles from Hobart, and 32 from Launceston. It is situated on the
shore of a small bay of the Tamar, about 4 miles from the entrance. It
was originally intended to fix the northern head-quarters at George
Town, but the scarcity of water, and some other local disadvantages,
caused the abandonment of the plan. The town is now chiefly supplied
from Launceston, many inhabitants of which resort to it as a summer
residence. It contains a small church, a school, three inns, and has a
resident magistrate and a post station. The population of the town and
district is 601, the number of houses 115. There is a road to George
Town down the eastern side of the Tamar, but communication is chiefly
carried on by water.... Outward-bound vessels waiting for a fair wind
usually anchor off George Town, where there is a convenient bay.

_Glenorchy_--a township and post station in the parish of Glenorchy and
county of Buckingham, 7 miles from Hobart, near New Town.

_Gordon_--a river on the western coast. It passes through a wild and
romantic country, and falls into Macquarie Harbor.

_Great Swan Port_--a bay on the eastern coast. A river of the same name
falls into it. The district has a police magistrate, an episcopal and a
presbyterian church, and a post station. The population of the town and
district is 1,684, and the number of houses 274, 105 being of stone or
brick.

_Green Ponds_--a district and township 29 miles north of Hobart, on the
main road. It is situated in a fine valley, at the southern entrance of
which is Constitution Hill. There is a church (St. Mary's) and school, a
congregational chapel, two inns, and a police and post station. The
assistant police magistrate of Brighton holds a court at Green Ponds
twice in a week.

_Grindlewald_--a township in the parish of Denbigh and county of
Somerset, about 80 miles from Hobart.

_Hadspen_--a village on the Westbury road, in the parish of Launceston,
128 miles from Hobart. There is a small church, a Wesleyan chapel, an
inn and a post station. The South Esk is crossed by a wooden bridge at
this place.

_Hamilton_--a town on the Clyde in the parish of Hamilton and county of
Monmouth, 43 miles from Hobart and 93 from Launceston. There is a church
(St. Peter's) and school, two inns, and other buildings in the township,
which has also a resident police magistrate and a post station. The
population, including that of the district, is