TABLE I., AREA in ACRES, CROWN LANDS ALIENATED, and POPULATION in the Counties and Pastoral Districts of VICTORIA in 1851 and 1854 ; also the PROPORTION of ACRES ALIENATED to each Person in 1854. (Population Enumerated 26th April. 1854.)
COUNTIES AND PASTORAL DISTRICTS.
LAND.
POPULATION.
Area in Statute Acres.
Acres alienated to 30th June, 1854.
Average number of Acres alienated to each Person.
Persons.
Persons.
Males.
Females.
Sex not Specified.
1851.
1854.
1854.
1854.
1854.
ANGLESEY
1,139,200
2,841
4.79
767
593
378
215
0
BOURKE (including Melbourne)
979,200
487,122
4.82
39,962
101,086
59,553
41,527
6
DALHOUSIE
758,400
38,648
6.22
3,045
6,212
4,174
2,036
2
DUNDAS
1,280,000
8,134
6.05
1,466
1,345
845
500
0
EVELYN
659,200
25,936
21.35
644
1,215
701
514
0
FOLLETT
665,600
2,467
6.48
291
381
214
167
0
GIPPS' LAND(District)
9,232,640
34,289
17.53
1,789
1,956
1,245
711
0
GRANT
1,088,000
232,145
7.06
12,784
32,889
19,549
13,331
9
GRENVILLE
940,800
17,626
2.05
400
8,604
6,321
2,282
1
HAMPDEN
908,800
33,113
36.83
971
899
557
342
0
HEYTESBURY
742,400
10,059
28.66
343
351
220
131
0
LODDON(District)
3,895,040
9,815
0.34
27,126
21,382
5,743
1
MORNINGTON
1,152,000
73,175
53.33
885
1,372
897
475
0
MURRAY(District)
8,593,920
22,797
3.57
2,497
6,392
4,864
1,528
0
NORMANBY
1,228,800
33,728
8.60
2,125
3,921
1,974
1,947
0
POLWARTH
816,640
23,523
23.98
1,199
981
551
430
0
RIPON
1,168,000
11,977
9.44
814
1,269
900
369
0
RODNEY(unproclaimed County)
1,143,040
Included in the Return for the Loddon District.
0.34
194
1,557
1,244
313
0
TALBOT
764,160
16,351
1.01
1,163
16,244
12,021
4,220
3
VILLIERS
1,062,400
95,604
15.94
3,987
5,996
3,342
2,654
0
WIMMERA(District)
17,353,600
946
0.35
2,019
2,685
1,962
723
0
Total of Counties, &c., exclusive of Travellers and Shipping