Friday 9th.
--- At 6 a.m. I set out to see the remaining Farms in the Banks Town District towards Botany Bay along George's River, and on Harris's Creek. -- After we had looked at the southernmost Farm on the latter Creek, we crossed the Country with the intention of returning home by the upper part of George's River in a South West direction; but missing our way we lost ourselves in the Woods and wandered about in a boundless Forest for upwards of three hours without knowing where we were. -- At length we stumbled on the River, and got home a good deal tired about 1/2 past 10 o'clock; finding Mrs. M. and Mrs. Moore waiting impatiently for our return. -- Breakfast was ready for us and we soon got over all our fatigues.

I had sent Mr. Meehan early in the morning to lay out the Ground for the Town of Liverpool, which deprived us of his Services as a Guide, and good honest Mr. Moore had never before explored that part of the Country in which we had lost ourselves this morning. -- We must have rode at least 20 miles before Breakfast.

After resting ourselves and our Horses for a Couple of Hours, I set out to explore the remaining Farms in the Minto District, and to look once more at the scite [sic] of the intended Town of Liverpool, leaving Mrs. M. to follow and meet me in the afternoon at Dwyer's Farm along with Capt. Antill; it being our intention to return in the Evening again to Parramatta, and therefore now took leave of our kind Hostess Mrs. Moore, from whose I set out with Mr. Moore &c. &c. at 1 o'clock, crossing the River in the Boat to meet our Horses on the opposite Bank. --

We proceeded first to Liverpool, where having marked out the Square for the Church &c. &c. I continued my Tour to the adjoining Farms belonging to Holt, Burn, Develin &c. &c. and ended it at Dwyer's, where I found Mrs. M. and Capt. Antill waiting for us. -- Here we took leave of our worthy Guide & conductor Mr. Moore, who returned home, and we pursued our way to Parramatta, where we arrived at 1/2 past 5 o'clock in the Evening; and Mr. Broughton, who had come to me on business to George's River, dined with us.

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