1847 DIRECTORY
For the
Town and District of Port Phillip.

Clerk of Works, Henry Ginn, Esq. �200 0 0
Clerk to Works, Mr Joseph Burne, 6s per diem.

SUPERINTENDENT OF BRIDGES.
Superintendent, David Lennox, Esq. �250 0 0
Clerk to Superintendent, Mr John H. Craig, 6s per diem.
Superintendent of Works at Lunatic Asylum,
James Balmain, 6s per diem.

SURVEY DEPARTMENT.
Surveyor in charge, Robert Hoddle, Esq. �400 0 0
Surveyor,- Wade Esq. �300 0 0
Assistant Surveyor, Wm. Pickering, Esq. �240 0 0
Draughtsman and Clerk, Mr Wm. H. Buckley. �170 0 0
Messenger, Thomas Nicholson. �45 ll 6
Surveying by contract, Geo. Douglas Smythe, Esq., 30s per
mile.
Acting Assistant Surveyor, William Swan Urquhart, Esq.
employed in marking the boundaries of counties, �200
per annum.

MEMBERS OF THE LAND BOARD.
William Lonsdale, Esq.
G. F. B. St. John, Esq.
Robert Hoddle, Esq.

COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS.
County Bourke, George Frederick Berkeley St. John, Esq.
County Grant, Edward Brown Addie, Esq.
(Both at 20s per diem, while actually on duty.)
Western Port District, Edward Grimes Esq. �365 0 0
Portland Bay District, Foster Fyans, Esq. �365 0 0
Wimeira District, William Henry Wright, Esq. �365 0 0
Murray District, H.W. Hutchinson Smythe, Esq. �365 0 0
Gipps Land District, Charles James Tyers, Esq. �365 0 0

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Postmaster, Henry D. Kemp, Esq. �380 0 0
Chief Clerk, Mr Hugh Phillips Cadden. �125 0 0
Assistant Clerk, Mr Edward Barlow. �109 10 0
Assistant Clerk, Mr William Thacker. �109 10 0
Letter Carrier, Hugh Short. �73 0 0
Letter Carrier, M. Healy. �73 0 0

COUNTRY POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS.
Kilmore. Mr Henry Morris
Seymour. George Lewis
Broken River. Richard Clark
Ovens River. Thomas Bond
Alberton. -
Mount Macedon. Thomas Bayes
Geelong. James Harrison
Ballan. Archihald Fisken
Bunnenyong. Jobn Veitch
Fiery Creek. John Walker
Port Fairy. George A. Coulson
The Grange. James Blastock
Portland. George G. Crouch
Mount Gambier. -

MAILS FOR 1847.
The arrangement for arrival and despatch of the Post
Office Mails, at Melbourne, in 1847, is as follows, viz :-

ARRIVAL.
From Sydney, (overland), by way of Yass, Albury, Ovens,
Broken River, Seymour, and Kilmore, every Monday
and Thursday, at half-past 4 o'clock, p.m.
From Portland, (overland), by way of the Grange, Fiery
Creek, Bunnenyong, and Ballan, every Thursday at noon ;
and by way of the Grange, Fiery Creek, and Geelong,
every Monday afternoon (per steamer).
From Port Fairy (overland), by way of Fiery Creek and
Bunnenyong, every Thursday, at noon; and, by way of
Fiery Creek and Geelong, every Monday afternoon (per
steamer).
From Geelong, daily (Sundays excepted), per steamers.
From Mount Macedon, every Thursday, at half-past 5
o'clock p.m.
From Alberton, by vessels as opportunities offer.
Mails are received from England, other Ports, the neigh-
bouring Colonies, Sydney, and towns on the coast, by
vessels as opportunities offer.

DESPATCH.
For Sydney, (overland), by way of Kilmore, Seymour,
Broken River, Ovens, Albury, and Yass, every Tuesday
and Friday, at quarter to 2 o'clock p.m.
For Portland (overland), by way of Ballan, Bunnenyong,
Fiery Creek, and the Grange, every Friday, at quarter to
10 o'clock a.m.; and by way of Geelong, Fiery Creek,
and the Grange, every Monday, at quarter to 6 o'clock p.m.
For Port Fairy (overland), by way of Bunnenyong and Fiery
Creek, every Friday, at quarter to 10 o'clock a.m. ; and
by way of Geelong and Fiery Creek, every Monday, at
quarter to 6 o'clock p.m.
For Geelong, daily (Sundays excepted), per steamers, at
quarter-past 6 o'clock a.m.
For Mount Macedon, every Saturday, at 6 o'clock a.m.
For Alberton, by vessels as opportunities offer.
Mails are despatched for England, other ports, neighbouring
Colonies, Sydney, and Towns on the coast, by vessels as
opportunities offer.

PROTECTORATE ESTABLISHMENT.
Office, King-street.
Chief Protector of Aborigines, George Augustus
Robinson, Esq. �500 0 0
Clerk in Protectorate Office, Mr H.B. Foote. �100 0 0
Assistant Protector, Mount Macedon,E.S.
Parker, Esq. �250 0 0
Assistant Protector, Western District, Dr Whatton. �250 0 0
Assistant Protector, Western Port, William Thomas, Esq. �250 0 0
Standing Counsel for Aborigines, Redmond Barry, Esq.

ABORIGINAL MISSION STATION.
Mr F. Tuckfield, Missionary.

YARRA ABORIGINAL MISSION.
Mr. E. J. Peacock, Teacher.