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items at his leisure with perfect accuracy, is beyond 

 what I thought it possible to perform. . . . 



" Sketches of plants made on the coasts of 



New Holland and New South Wales . . 1541 



Sketches of plants made on Norfolk Island . 80 



Sketches of plants made at Timor . . 60 



,, ,, Cape of Good Hope 89 



Sketches of animals on Norfolk Island . . 40 



,, in New Holland . . 263 



Total . V . . . 2064 



"... I beg leave humbly to suggest to their Lordships 

 that the salaries of Mr. Brown and Mr. Bauer be continued 

 to these gentlemen for such time as their Lordships shall 

 think proper. ... I will undertake to direct the progress 

 of these gentlemen, to quicken them if they are dilatory, 

 to assist them when it is in my power, and to report to 

 their Lordships the progress made by each in his respec- 

 tive department once a year at least, or oftener if re- 

 quired to do so. ..." 



Sir Joseph further suggested that orders be given for 

 all their treasures to be deposited in the British Museum, 

 and finally arranged there by competent officers. Also 

 that Messrs. Brown and Bauer should be recommended 

 to join together in publishing engravings and descriptions 

 of their most interesting objects in Natural History, in a 

 handsome form, with a view to their own profit. 



Mr. Marsden, on behalf of the Board of Admiralty, 

 wrote in reply, conceding all Banks's suggestions, and 

 promising to bear the expense of carrying the collection 

 from Liverpool to London. It would appear that some 

 of Banks's enthusiasm had reached their Lordships. It 

 certainly was a magnificent gift to the Nation. They 

 could not fail to see the accumulating grandeur of Sir 

 Joseph's plans. Again and again he had generously 



