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Hill, whence he made collecting trips in the south-west, and 

 also attempted to revisit Point Cloates, but the drought pre- 

 vented his proceeding farther than Maud's Landing. 



In August, 1913, he succeeded in reaching Point Cloates, 

 and was gratified at the result of his early work, as he found 

 his old station divided into four prosperous ones. A fine 

 lighthouse had been built near his old house at Point 

 Cloates, and another one near the N.W. Cape, and one of the 

 largest whaling companies in the world, employing about 

 two hundred and fifty hands with a fleet of two large factor 

 ships and six powerful tugs, was operating a few miles north 

 of the homestead, and obtaining their supply of water from 

 a well that Carter had made with his own hands. 



On this trip Carter travelled from Carnarvon to the Minilya 

 in a mail coach drawn by six camels, the same route he had 

 worked with a single pack horse in 1887. He now realised 

 that his possibilities had become realities, and that his pioneer 

 work had successfully fructified in his own lifetime. 



The strenuous life he had led was, however, now taking its 

 toll, and he reluctantly agreed to lease his station at Broome 

 Hill and return to England with his wife and family. They 

 arrived in England in April, 1914, and after staying a while at 

 Masham, he settled down at Sutton, Surrey, where his wife's 

 family lived. Settled is the wrong word to use in connection 

 with Carter, as in November, 1915, he again sailed for West 

 Australia, partly on account of bronchial trouble and partly 

 in connection with business at Broome Hill. The writer 

 impressed on him the value of exploring Dirk Hartog Island, 

 and it can be easily understood there was little need for per- 

 suasion. He now became a pioneer in another sense, a searcher 

 for a lost species. To one of his ability this was a simple task, 

 and two birds which had eluded the vigilance of collectors for 

 ninety-eight years were re-discovered without much trouble, 

 Nesomalurus leucopterus and Diayhorillas textilis. 



He returned to England in April, 1917, but his stay was a 

 brief one and Christmas, 1918, saw him in West Australia again. 

 At present (September, 1919) he is once more in England. It 

 is difficult in a short sketch like the preceding to show his 



