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flats, and near its estiiaiy, the most impoitaiit tributary the 

 Broadribb and its afttuent, the Cabbage-tree Creek, enter 

 the paifht stream, liising in the coast range at Bonang 

 Mountain, and running pai-allel with tlie Snowy, the 

 Broadribb drains the western slopes of the highest points in 

 the county, viz., Mount Ellery and the M'Culloch ranges. 

 With tlie exception of some modei'ate extent of flats and 

 undulatory sloj)es at Goonegerah in the upper portion of the 

 valley, and the flats and morasses near its junction with tlie 

 Snow}^ this river intersects rangy territory of very little use 

 for cultivation, while the tributaries are covered with dense 

 jungle. In the heads of the Cabbafre-tree Creek, St, 

 Patrick's Creek, and other eastern atiuents draining the 

 M'Culloch ranges, is a very rich vegetable mould and soil, 

 which may hereafter repay cultivation, although the cost of 

 clearing would necessarily be considerable. The flats and 

 spurs towards the coast regions are already occupied by an 

 enterprising bod}^ of selectoi's, who are fast reclaiming the 

 morass and forest lands in the vicinit3^ 



The streams which flow southerly through the central 

 portion of the county com])rise the Bemm and Cann, with 

 two other unimportant minor streams, the Little River and 

 Yeerung. The Cann forms the eastern boundary of the area 

 under consideration, and has the largest area of land 

 available for settlement. To the north of Morgan's station, 

 on the road to Genoa, a considerable area of flats and 

 undulatory ranges has been selected, and west of Mount 

 Kate there is a limited area of well grassed pasture lands 

 awaiting settlement, and on the up])er poition of the valley, 

 as at Buldah, are other limited areas. 



In the Bennn valley, as at Combinebar Creek, are rolling 

 well grassed hill.s, and some rich but densely timbered flats, 

 while several of the wesfern aifluents, as the Glen Arte River 

 and portions of the McKenzie, present favourable areas 

 for future .settlement, although the dense jungle in the 

 gullies and the large trees in the flats will make clearing 

 expensive. 



In the Yeerung valley towards the coast, and also in the 

 Cabbago-tree Creek, are open heath lands which may be 

 converted into pasture lands, especially in places where 

 thei'e is a coating of black, vegetable mould and claye}'' 

 material overlying the sandy deposits. The area in which 

 the cabbage jnUui (Liui-^to)ia Aust)ulis) flourishes has been 

 leserved from destruction. 



