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Bay, rare trochi, hammer oysters, and beautiful 
cones have been brought; and in the other bays 
of these islands, rare volutes and valuable shells 
are found, which visitors have until lately ne- 
glected. 
THE coast of New Holland, and the adja- 
cent islands, and particularly the straits of the 
‘southern part, produce many valuable shells. 
Van Dieman’s Land offers a vast field to the 
naturalist, particularly to the conchologist, 
zoologist, and entymologist, who would be 
amply remunerated for whatever they might 
collect; and I may here state, that, for seve- 
ral years, I paid* more than Two Hundred 

% One of the finest collections of shells ever brought to this 
country, was formed by Col. Robson, Lieut. Governor of St- 
