Wednesday 14th.
--- At Noon I set out in the Carriage along with Mrs. M. and Mrs. Bent, and accompanied by Secry. Campbell, Mr. Hassall, Dr. Redfern, Capt. Antill & Mr. Blaxland to view the Farms in the Districts of the Field of Mars, Northern Boundary, Dundas, and Baulkham-Hills. -- We rode through a great number of Farms in this excursion, ending it with those of Baulkham Hills -- at which last Place we halted for a little while at the House of Mr. McDougall one of the most respectable Settlers in that District. -- The Farms I visited were in general in good order and well cultivated; but the Crops did not look well, and the Habitations of the Settlers were in general miserably bad and their own Dress still worse. -- We returned home to Dinner by the Castle-hill Road after a ride of about 20 miles in this day's Excursion. ---

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