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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. 



