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Head counts and land grants of the Georgia's first year

Source: An Account shewing the Progress of the Colony of Georgia #176

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From 1741 AN ACCOUNT, SHEWING THE PROGRESS OF THE COLONY OF GEORGIA IN AMERICA, FROM IT'S FIRST ESTABLISHMENT.
[Edited for readability by Amy]

Head count of settlers sent from England this year
The Number of People sent on the Charity from the beginning to the 9th June 1733, (on which day of the Month the Trustees Accompt is Yearly made up, which is directed to be delivered to the Lord Chancellor and the other Persons named in the Charter) amounted to 152, of whom 141 were Britons and 11 were foreign Protestants, and 61 were Men.

Lands granted this year
The Lands granted in Trust this Year in order to be granted out in smaller Portions in Georgia, were the aforesaid five thousand Acres. 
The Lands granted within this Year to Persons going at their own Expense, were four thousand four hundred and sixty Acres.

Donations received this year
The Money received from Private Persons this Year amounted to 3723 l. 13 s. 7 d. whereof the Trustees applied 2254 l. 17 s. 9 d. of which they exhibited an Account to the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, pursuant to their Charter, and carried the Remainder into their succeeding Accompt.