BY REV. J. MILNE CURRAN. 797 



these conclusions and contributed a paper* to this Society 

 embodying some fresh observations. Mr. Helms concludes that 

 there are "evidences of extensive glacier action at Mount Kosci- 

 usko," and that " many of the rounded, concave, and level surfaces 

 found upon a number of the large rock facings have been produced 

 by glacier action, although the minute features of it have long 

 since been destroyed by erosion and decomposition."! 



The present writer spent three weeks on the Kosciusko Plateau 

 since the publication of the papers referred to. On my first trip 

 I was accompanied by Mr. Charles Hedley, of the Australian 

 Museum, and Mr. James Petrie, of the University. The route 

 traversed is shown on the accompanying map. This record of 

 the routes taken I consider of some importance, as the first 

 essential for the forming of an opinion on the physical features 

 of a locality is to actually go over the ground. I confess I 

 went to Mount Kosciusko fully prepared to see the evidences of 

 glaciatiou as observed by the authors referred to. Mr. Helms 

 regrets " that time did not permit to make closer observations," 

 and speaks of a lake " which like all the other features received 

 only a passing glance." J I have no desire to dictate conditions 

 to other writers, but when important conclusions are voluntarily 

 placed on record, in the pages of a scientific publication, I think 

 the authors should hardly plead want of time as an excuse for 

 hasty observation. Dr. Lendenfeld certainly does not complain of 

 want of time, but I am aware that he did not spend more than a 

 few days on Mt. Kosciusko, so that his observations must have 

 been of the nature of a general reconnaissance rather than a 

 detailed examination. To guard against hasty conclusions, I 

 undertook a second journey to Mt. Kosciusko, and, with the 

 conditions of excellent weather and ample time, I made the 

 observations embodied in this paper. 



Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2ncl Series), Vol. viii. p. 349. 

 t Loc. cit., p. 352. 

 + Loc. ci(., p. 304. 



