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three disused sawmills, the last being distant from camp about 

 five miles, the track was lost, so made for the Bovine Falls, which 

 we reached about 2 o'clock, and it being now too late to think of 

 carrying out our original design, we had lunch, and took several 

 views of the falls. These falls have a drop of 50 or 60 feet, and 

 when there is a good volume of water they would, no doubt, 

 present a grand appearance, but at time of our visit the creek had 

 almost ceased running. Owing to the lateness of the hour at 

 which we started on our return, not much collecting was done, 

 but our botanists brought a few of the representative plants, they 

 being mostly the same as seen on previous days. 



Tuesday, ist December. — Weather very hot. Decided to 

 collect round camp, each member to do as he pleased, instead of 

 any concerted action, as hitherto. The record of work done is 

 not a very extensive one, but it includes the killing of a Copper- 

 headed Snake {Hoplocephalus superbus), the first one we had 

 so far killed about the camp. From off the bushes some rare 

 spiders were taken, but, as with all insects, the logs when turned 

 over yielded scarcely any sport. In plants we may mention 

 Pimelia flava and Prostanthera Mrtella as being seen in flower. 

 In our search for Planarians, although not very successful, we 

 were fortunate enough to secure a few of four different species. 

 Mr. C. Dalton having issued a special invitation for us to visit 

 him, a deal of the afternoon was devoted to getting ready our best 

 clothes, in anticipation of meeting several young lady visitors, 

 but in this anticipation we were doomed to disappointment. We, 

 however, spent a very pleasant and entertaining evening, as we 

 not only had a much closer examination of Mr. Dalton's extensive 

 collection of Grampian and Mallee plants, but were also shown 

 several more of his sister's paintings of flowers, and, in addition, 

 we had a look through Mr. Dalton's album of autograph letters 

 from some of England's most celebrated men, including the Duke 

 of Wellington, Dan O'Connell, &c. The exhibit that interested 

 us as much as anything was a real curiosity in the shape of an 

 original threatening letter from the Irish moonlighters to one of 

 Mr. Dalton's relations, ordering him to get his coffin ready, as his 

 fate was sealed. 



Round Mr. Dalton's house there is a nice running creek, over 

 which there are several rustic bridges, one being known as 

 Barney's Bridge, a pretty view of which wis taken, having on it 

 the four young lady visitors whom we had Deen expecting to meet 

 in the evening. 



Wednesday, 2ND December. — Morning fine, with prospect of 

 being very hot. In accordance with arrangements made the 

 previous evening some of the party started, in company with 

 Messrs. C. and G. Dalton, to ascend Mt. William, whilst the 

 others, in company with the Misses Dalton, visited the Silver 



