planting belts of trees in an east and west direction would 

 have a beneficial influence. He thought Dr. Magarey had not 

 laid sufficient stress upon the great and sudden fluctuations of 

 temperature — sometimes as much as 45 deg. in 2-1 hours. These 

 fluctuations, probably, had much influence on infant mortality, 

 more than if the rise and fall were more gradual. He had 

 noticed in the ^Northern Territory, Queensland, and other 

 similar countries, that women stood the moist heat better than 

 men. With regard to the diagrams, he was hardly prepared 

 to find so great a range in Queensland. 



Mr. TV. Putt, referring to the diagram showing mortality, 

 temperature, &c, suggested that temperature rather than 

 dryness had the greater effect upon human life. It had been 

 suggested that intemperance in parents was a cause of infant 

 deaths in centres of population such as Port Adelaide and on 

 Torke's Peninsula, but he pointed out that intemperance and 

 teetotalism were co-existent in those localities. 



Dr. Mag abey explained that his map was compiled from the 

 official returns of the Registrar-General, which gave the deaths 

 for each district, and that would accoxmt for the district of 

 Yorke's Peninsula being coloured so deeply, whilst the 

 adjoining district of Kangaroo Island, containing few inhabi- 

 tants, was comparatively colourless. 



Professor Tate was much pleased with the map in most par- 

 ticulars, but of course it was too highly coloured in some 

 localities. The population of the Peninsula was centralised at 

 the mines, but was sparse in the other portions. In reality, 

 the southern end being almost surrounded with water and 

 therefore possessing a cool and moist atmosphere, ought to be 

 as healthy as Kangaroo Island. 



Mr. Pi. Ixgleby suggested that the upper storeys of houses 

 should be more used for living rooms, in which the inhabitants 

 Avould escape the dangers arising from bad drainage and 

 noxious gases. He thought the extensive use of Grlen Osmond 

 stone was one cause of the great heat experienced in Adelaide. 

 The walls became thoroughly heated, and absorbed a great 

 deal more heat than white stone would do. 



Mr. Magarey, senr., thought if white stone were used, 

 instead of blue slate, for pavements, ophthalmia would be far 

 more prevalent through radiation and reflection of light. In 

 Tasmania there were very many old people, and naturally there 

 would be a greater proportion of deaths of adults than of 

 infants. In New Zealand, where towns were more scattered, 

 the deaths were, comparatively, not so numerous — especially 

 on the elevated lands — but in the lower and thickly-populated, 

 towns the deathrates were much higher. In planting trees he 

 thought they should not forget the wattle, the gum of which, 



