266 Al'.STRACT OF I'UOCKEDINGS. 



17th December, 1923. 



The Monthly IMeetin<; of the Society was held at the 

 Society's Rooms on Monday, 17th December, at 8 p.m., Mr. 

 L. Rodway, C.M.G., presidinjr. 



Mr. Lord reported that he had interviewed certain of 

 the residents of Adventure Bay concerninp the proposed 

 memorial to the early navigators, and that the matter was 

 under consideration. 



The following members were elected: — Hon. F. B. Ed- 

 wards, Messrs. E. E. Unwin, M.Sc, W. H. Hudspeth, H. T. 

 Gould, S. E. Shoohridge, Charles Davis, Alfred Davis, Rev. 

 H. B. Atkinson, and Misses A. Wherrett, B.A., Hur.st, and 

 .•\}inew. 



A discussion took place with regard to the site of the 

 landinjj place of Tasman's Carpenter. Mr. Moore-Rob'nson 

 stated that a party which included himself, Captain Bower- 

 man, Mr. John Kennedy, and others had vit,'ited the looalitj 

 in January last, and, beine; furnished with certain data and 

 maps, they formed the opinion that they had found the exact 

 spot of the landing, including the four trees meritioned by 

 Tasrnan. This wu.-- at tht ht':iO of the iiuu-r >y>ve of Piince 

 of Wales Bay. 



Mr. Clive Loi'd i-eferred to the fact that the ixisitioii had 

 been investigated previously, namely by Cell (1S4.")). Walker 

 (1889). He considered the flag was planted on the north 

 .side of the bay, as Tasman's sketch definitely showed it there, 

 and not at the head of the inner bay. Moreover, Ta-man 

 leferred to the trees being on sloping ground, and the 

 northern side of the bay had such ground, whereas the head 

 of tbtf inner cove was flat. Trees could be noted on this 

 site also if need be, but no reliance could be placed on trees. 

 Further, Tasnian would never have ventured over the I'cef 

 into the inner cove. 



Mr. John Kennedy ciuestioncd whether the sketch re- 

 terrcd to by Mr. l^ord had been included in Tasman's oricinal 

 journal. He considered that the four trees niv-ntioned were 

 of considerable agt — one of them could easily be from 800 

 to 1.000 years old. 



Mr. G. H. Halligan, late Government Ilyv'rographer of 

 New South Wale;, gave rca.sons for hi.s opinion that Tasman's 

 carpenter landed in the centre of North Bay and not in 



