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Graham Falls at about half-past 12 p.m. Papilio macleayanus 

 was the first butterfly noted by one of our party. Several well- 

 known native birds and a few lizards were noticed in passing 

 along. We decided to have lunch before inspecting the Falls and 

 starting on the observation journey. So, boiling the billy in one 

 of the special fire-places built for such purposes, tea was soon 

 made. During luncheon some interesting reminiscences by some 

 of the party of their doings at previous extended excursions were 

 related, after which we started to descend to the base of the Falls 

 down steps made in the siding, and which in some places were 

 nearly perpendicular. During the past eighteen months, mainly 

 through the instrumentality of the late Minister of Lands, Hon. 

 J. E. Mackay, M.P., and the Surveyor-General of Victoria, Mr. 

 J. M. Reed, I.S.O., the whole of the Monbulk Creek, from the 

 Monbulk and Belgrave road to the head of the creek, a dis- 

 tance of between 4 and 5 miles, and its adjacent vegetation, 

 have been opened up to view in a very careful and 

 judicious manner by the ranger, Mr. J. O'Donoghue. 'J'racks 

 have been cut, steps, rustic bridges, and seats placed 

 at suitable spots ; sign-posts indicating routes have been fixed at 

 otherwise doubtful turnings, and pathways have been made more 

 accessible, and all without undue destruction of the native vege- 

 tation. At the main crossing of the water of the falls, which were 

 named Graham Falls after ihe former owner of property 

 in their vicinity, a fine view is to be had of the full course of 

 the several series of falls, forming a descent in all, as viewed from 

 this crossing, of from 60 to 70 feet. A densely furnished grove of 

 the Tree-ferns, Dicksonia Antarctica, extending far down, is 

 noticeable from where we crossed the water and passed over from 

 the east to the west side of the valley. These ferns a little lower 

 down were found to be well clothed with Polypodium, Tricho- 

 manes, and Hymenophyllum ferns as well as with the mosses 

 Dawsoida superba and Porstrichuin decurvatum. As we ascended 

 along the zig-zag path, formed with an easy gradient, a fine view 

 of the east bank of the creek, rising up to 200 feet, presented 

 itself The usual vegetation of our mountain gullies, such as 

 Native Sassafras, Atherospermcc inoschata, Blackwood trees, 

 Hedycarya Cunninghami, Zieria iSmithii, Native Hazel, Musk, 

 Senecio Bedfordiana (Blanket Tree), Coprosma Billardieri, 

 Olearias, and Peppermint, Blackbutt, Blue Gum, and other 

 eucalypts, with giant specimens of the two principal tree ferns, 

 Dicksonia and Alsophila, sending out their profusion of new 

 frondage, are so grouped or massed here as to make a fine 

 picture, well worth travelling so far to conveniently inspect. As 

 we journeyed along the well-devised, fairly level track for about 

 a mile and a half, some fine examples of eucalypts were very 

 noticeable, numbers of them rising from 150 to 200 feet, and 



