At the time of my visit 48 natives were residing at Poonindie, viz. The church, cemetery, Superintendent's residence, cottages of the natives, mill, general kitchen, workshops, stockyards, slaughterhouse, and various other appendages to a combined farming and pastoral establishment, exhibited a general neatness and order which was most gratifying. On entering the settlement there was nothing to dispel the pleasurable feelings of the distant view. A cluster of some thirty white cottages glistening in the rays of the setting sun, with what appeared to be a very pretty little church in their midst, brought vividly to mind the village homes of England. *The impression derived from a distant view of the settlement, prettily situated on a well wooded plain, midway between a range of high hills and the sea, was decidedly pleasing. EK Miller wrote the following letter to the Editor of the Times. ![]() A year later, on 17 February 1858, the Rev.
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