748 president's address. 



and drawer in Natural History, and being desirous of pursuing 

 his studies in a country which cannot fail to improve that branch 

 of knowledge,"^ 3^ou will allow him the usual Government rations 

 during his residence in the settlement." 



Vol. iv., 308. Governor King to Lieutenant Grant, 5th March, 

 1801, instructing him to receive Caley on board the Brig com- 

 manded by the latter for the purpose of exploring the south-east 

 coast. He adds — " I have also allowed Mr. Lewin to embark on 

 board the Bee, for the purpose of collecting, to whom you will 

 also afford such occasional assistance as may be in 3^our power." 

 (8ee also p. 356.) 



Vol. iv,, 417. Surgeon Harris to Governor King, from 

 Hunter's River, jl5th June, 1801. " Mr. Lewin also says he has 

 met with new birds." 



Vol. iv., 450, 451. Lieutenant-Colonel Paterson in his journal 

 at Hunter's River speaks, under dates June 29th and July 8 

 (1801), of being accompanied by Mr. Lewin. 



Vol. vi., 305. Deputy-Commissary Fitz writes to Under- 

 Secretary Chapman, under date 15th October, 1807 — "Lewin, 

 the naturalist, is now collecting a box of seeds of the plants, etc.,. 

 of the country, which I shall send to you by the earliest convey- 

 ance." 



These extracts also show that Lewin was of some standing in 

 the infant community. 



Incidentally I may mention that the lal^els of the herbarium 

 specimens of the early collectors, and the notes on sketches, etc., 

 contain an imperfectly explored mine of information in regard 

 to the movements of such collectors, the aboriginal and other 

 vernacular names of plants, and of old place-names. To give but 

 one example — the Editor of the Historical Records (N.S.W.), vi. 

 188, hazards the opinion that Caley was in Sydney as late as the 



* Cf . note g, J. J. Fletcher, Rept. Audr. Asfi. Adv. Science (Melbourne^ 

 1900), p. 87. 



