ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv 



McLAREN, JOHN, Utingu, near Cape York. For information re the Coco-nut 



plantation and conditions in the Cape York district generally. 

 MAIDEN, J. H., C.M.G., Government Botanist, Sydney. For permission to 



reproduce portrait of William Carron from his Records of Australian 



Botanists, and for botanical notes. 

 MARSHALL, HENRY, Under Secretary for Mines, Brisbane. For the text 



of James Dick's report on the Dickie, Dick and Sheffield traverse of the 



Mcllwraith Range ; for a search in the archives of the Department for 



my missing map ; for statistical and other information. 

 MITCHELL LIBRARY, Sydney, and HUGH WRIGHT, Librarian. For access 



to books and maps and special facilities for the examination of Kennedy 



and early Dutch-Australian Literature and documents. 

 MOFFAT, Miss E. L., Sydney. For portrait of her father, the late John 



Moffat. 

 PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY, BRISBANE, and J. MURRAY, Librarian. For 



official statement re construction of Cape York Telegraph. 

 PARLIAMENTARY LIBRARY, SYDNEY, and F. WALSH, Librarian. For access 



to Books, Newspaper files and documents and facilities for the perusal 



of Kennedy and other documents. 

 PATERSON, FRANK J., TOOWOOMBA, Queensland. For information which 



assisted in tracing my lost maps and for reminiscences of the survey 



and construction of the Cape York Telegraph. 

 POSTMASTER GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT (Federal) and J. McCoNAcniE, Deputy 



P.M.G., Queensland. For copy of Bradford's report on Cape York 



Telegraph Survey (1883-4), with maps, and for permission to publish. 

 PUBLIC LIBRARY, SYDNEY, and W. H. IFOULD, Librarian. For access to 



Parliamentary papers and documents. 



PUBLIC LIBRARY, MELBOURNE. For access to books and maps. 

 QUEENSLANDER NEWSPAPER, Brisbane. For permission to reproduce 



portrait of Frank Jardine. 

 SPOWERS, ALLAN A., Surveyor General, Queensland. For maps of the 



Department of Lands, and officially authenticated information re 



explorations and surveys. 

 WEBB, W. J., Cooktown. For special article on the Cooktown Palmer 



Rush (1873) ; for portraits of Dickie, Dick and himself ; and for notes 



on early prospectors. 

 WHITCOMBE AND TOMBS, Melbourne. For permission to reproduce portraits 



of Leichhardt, Kennedy, Burke and Wills from books published by them. 

 WHITE, C. T., Government Botanist, Queensland. For botanical notes, and 



especially for notes and references re Gastrolobium. 



