Of course the Government of NSW did not allow them to keep this land acquired by "treaty" with the aborigines, and it is not known what happened to Cottrell's claim or to his sheep. His share in the Association was sold to banker and fellow member Charles Swanston in July 1838 for 411 pounds, which corresponded to one seventeenth of the value after expenses of the assessed value of the 10,416 acres (42 km²) which the Government eventually allowed them to purchase.
Of course, the Government of NSW did not allow them to keep this land acquired via "treaty" with the aborigines. The fate of Cottrell's claim and his sheep is unknown. His share in the Association was sold to Charles Swanston for 411 pounds in July 1838; this amount represented one seventeenth of the value after expenses, corresponding to the assessed value of the 10,416 acres (42 km²) that the Government eventually permitted them to purchase.