 Between 1804-9 Evans farmed another grant at the Hawkesbury settlement.From 1809 he was again engaged by the government on surveying tasks and travelled widely and frequently.In September 1812 he was sent to Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) and a sale notice in The Sydney Gazette 26 December 1812, 2 published about that time describing the Parramatta property as "garden, orchards" and "stabling".