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work in South Australia, he proceeded with Mr. Kidson to Perth. 

 During the latter part of April and the month of June, Mr. Parkinson 

 was engaged on field-work in the western part of Western Australia. 

 Starting at Bunbuiy, he proceeded overland in an automobile, pur- 

 chased for the use of the expedition, to Albany. From Albany the 

 party traveled generally eastward, with various side trips, and arrived 

 at Eucla, in the extreme southeast corner of Western Australia, on 

 June 10. On the return trip westward it was necessary, on account 

 of the breakdown of the automobile, to proceed to Kalgoorlie, and 

 thence to Perth by rail. Magnetic observations at 14 stations, 4 of 

 which were repeat stations, had been secured. Mr. Parkinson was 

 accompanied on this expedition by Mr. W. B. Alexander, of the 

 Western Australian Museum, who made a collection of natural-history 

 specimens in this little-visited portion of the Commonwealth. During 

 the month of July Mr. Parkinson was engaged at Perth in the reduction 

 of his observations and preparations for the next trip. At the end of 

 July he left by automobile, by way of the rabbit fence, to Sandstone, 

 and thence by the stock route through Marble Bar to Port Hedland. 

 After completing this trip IVIr. Parkinson returned to Perth in October. 



Mr. F. Brown secured observations with Mr. Parkinson at Adelaide 

 early in March and, after the comparisons of his instruments with 

 Mr. Kidson's, proceeded to Brisbane and Rockhampton, repeat obser- 

 vations being made at each of these points. He next took up work in 

 the Northern Territory, establishing a line of stations from Queens 

 Channel, along the Victoria River inland to Katherine River, and 

 thence along the route previously followed by Mr. Kidson in 1912 to 

 Port Darwin. From Port Darwin trips were made to Melville and 

 Bathurst Islands and three stations were occupied. Mr. Brown 

 returned to Darwin about the middle of May and made repeat obser- 

 vations at Mr. Kidson's station. During June he secured observations 

 on the Roper and McArthur Rivers, on the west coast of the Gulf of 

 Carpentaria, and at Sir Edward Pellew's Group. During July observa- 

 tions were made along the coast of Van Diemen Gulf, and later a trip to 

 the Wessel Islands was made. The work planned for in the Northern 

 Territory was practically completed during September. Mr. Brown 

 then returned in October to Perth and reported to his chief of party. 



Throughout the work the members of Mr. Kidson's party have had 

 the cordial cooperation of the various governments. The work accom- 

 plished during the present fiscal year has been of an unusual nature, 

 and difficult conditions of travel were successfully overcome. 



EUROPE. 



The only work in Europe during the fiscal year has been by Observer 

 W. F. Wallis, who, while en route to Africa, occupied four secular- 

 variation stations in Italy. He obtained an intercomparison of his 

 outfit with that of Professor Palazzo at Terracina, near Rome. 



