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was plentiful, and a number of small fish of various kinds, but 

 which have not yet been determined, were captured in the shallow 

 pools. 



After lunch some of the members started for Flinders, while the 

 remainder followed in the same direction later on. The beach was 

 more or less covered with seaweed, which in some places was 

 piled up in dense masses to a depth of about 3 feet, while here 

 and there great boulders of basalt were scattered about the base 

 of the cliffs. In places enormous quantities of a species of simple 

 sand-covered Tunicate (Molgula, sp.) were distributed along the 

 beach, crackling under our feet as we walked along, and a number 

 of Holothurians, some of which were very large and had an 

 objectionable habit when handled of ejecting a part or the 

 whole of their internal anatomy. Good specimens of the 

 common Sea Urchin, Strong ylocentrotus erythrogrammus, were 

 plentiful, and several other species were noticed, including 

 the oval-shaped Echinocardium austraie. Shells were, however, 

 very scarce, those seen being mostly more or less broken speci- 

 mens of Haliotus oicevosa, albicans, and emmce, though a few good 

 species were collected. Nearing Flinders a good-sized creek 

 emptied itself into the sea, and contained a number of small 

 freshwater fish (Galaxias). Here some profitable work might 

 have been done had time permitted, but this was left for a future 

 visit. On reaching Flinders we were joined by our companions, 

 who had been successful in finding some good shells, and, 

 after a short stay, started for home, which we reached about 

 dark, thoroughly tired out with our long day's work. 



Sunday morning was devoted to working a reef about a mile 

 from the camp, with good results ; and in the afternoon, the tide 

 being in, members dispersed in various directions — some to 

 search the shore, others to try the dredge from the jetty, while 

 one member devoted the afternoon to the search for entomo- 

 logical and other specimens inland, with not very much success. 

 In a short, deep gully running down to the beach, a number of 

 fine Tree Ferns, Alsophila australis, were discovered, also several 

 smaller kinds, such as Maidenhair, a Polypodium, Lomaria 

 discolor, «Src. Three or four specimens of an orchid, Eriochilus 

 autumnalis (?), were found in flower, and a large quantity of mush- 

 rooms were discovered close to the camp, which were a valuable 

 addition to our larder and were greatly appreciated. 



On Monday some of the party arranged to spend the day at 

 the zeolite beds, some 3 miles beyond Flinders, while another 

 party engaged a boat for a day's dredging. One member spent 

 a very profitable day among the Algse which so plentifully lined 

 the shore, while another, after working for some time on one of 

 the reefs, started off on another visit to Shelly Beach. All had 

 good reason to be satisfied with the results of their work. 



