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y°^g'] Field Naitiralists' Chih — Proceedings. 105 



way of tin, it must he allowed to be mined, for, of course, con- 

 siderations of national welfare, more especially at a time such 

 as this, come first. 



Mr. G. Coghill asked if it were possible to get the Park 

 properly proclaimed, as at present the reservation could be 

 revoked at any time, to which Professor Spencer replied that 

 such a course was highly desirable, but he did not think it was 

 possible to do anything in the matter just at present. 



The chairman asked Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., secretary to 

 the trustees, who had recently been at Wilson's Promontory, 

 if he would say a few words regarding the Park. In response 

 to the request, Mr. Kershaw said that at present the Park is 

 looking very well, and that recently some important improve- 

 ments had been carried out, especially near the entrance, 

 where a bridge had been erected over the Darby River, and a 

 track made from there to the landing-place, which had con- 

 siderably shortened the distance to the main " Rest House." 

 Other new tracks had been made, and a number of valuable 

 animals liberated. The emus are doing particularly well ; 

 they are breeding again this year. Recently seventeen were 

 counted round a vehicle when driving through the Park. Red 

 and Grey Kangaroos breed regularly every year, and it is 

 believed that the possums are doing so also. The Ring-tailed 

 Possum was there originally, while the Grey and Tasmanian 

 Black Possums have been introduced. The Lyre-bird has been 

 proved to be well established. About ten have been liberated, 

 and on this last occasion I saw undoubted signs of the presence 

 of Lyre-birds along the track. The Straw-necked Ibis has 

 also been introduced. The Koalas are destroying some of the 

 trees along Fraser's Creek, and in other parts have increased 

 to such numbers that they have had to be reduced b}^ killing 

 or removal to other parts. They now extend right over the 

 whole of the Park. The matter of accommodation for 

 tourists is now engaging the attention of the committee, 

 and an endeavour is being made to induce the local people to 

 come forward and supply accommodation ; it would then be 

 possible to send much larger parties to the Park than at 

 present. 



NOTES ON EXHIBITS. 



Mr. H. B. Williamson called attention to some rather inter- 

 esting wild-fiowers, some of the exhibits from the display at 

 Ballarat the previous Saturday, including Pomaderris ■phylici- 

 folia, Marsdenia rostrata, Micrantheum hexandntm, Phebalium 

 (Eriostemon) lepidotits, Eriostenion trachypkyllus, and Clematis 

 glycinoides, collected by Mr. T. S. Hart, M.A., at the Nicholson 

 River, Gippsland. 



