THK AfSI'lJAMAN' MTSKl'M — KAI.'I.V IIISTn|;v KTllKltlHOK. l{i»J* 



speciiueiia cif Niitiu'iil History iire to 1)0 procuiiMl, I do myself llu' hoiidur 

 to acquaint you that altlion^li I feel a ditiiculty in autliorizin^f tiic 

 comuienoeuieut of auy HuiUliii^ f<>r that purpose until an Estimate of the 

 expense shall have heeii first suhmitted to my consideration, yet I am 

 disposed, in the meantime, tt) allow a sum, not exceedinij ,£200 per annum, 

 to be disbursed for the purpose of assistintf in the accomplishment of this 

 object ; and as one of the first steps towards ensurinjj; its success seems to 

 be the sendini^ out some proper person to assist in collecting; and 

 arran>iing' such specimens as it may be possible to procure in that 

 quarter, I hiive been further induced to consent to the appointment of a 

 youn^' man to that particular duty who has been reconunended to me as 

 peculiarly fitted for it, and who will, therefore, be immediately sent out 

 to the Colony in the capacity of Zoologist with the same rate of Salary 

 and allowances as appear to have been given to Mr. Fisher, the present 

 iiiteiidant of the Botanic Garden at Sydney. 



I have, etc., 



Bathurst. 



Ill the preparation of these " Fragments " I have received most 

 cordial assistance from Mr. W. H. Ifould, Principal Librarian, Public 

 Library of New South Wales, Mr. Hugh Wi'ight, Librarian, Mitchell 

 Library, Mr. W. A. Rainbow, Librarian, Australian Museum, and my 

 Assistant, Mr. W. W. Thorpe, whose ever ready help has enabled me to 

 surmount many difficulties. 



COFIRIGENDA. 



Part 1, p. 77, footnote 9, line 3, for 1S88, read 1858. 



