lxx Reports of Committees. 



Your Committee does not think that such a union, under existing 

 circumstances, would be likely to lead to beneficial results, inasmuch 

 as it must necessarily much more complicate future arrangements, and 

 most unavoidably delay the departure of the expedition. 



Your Committee, moreover, is of opinion that greater success is 

 likely to be achieved by the exploration of the country from various 

 directions by smaller parties, than by concentrating a very extensive 

 party on one line of discovery. But they sincerely trust that this 

 recommendation may not tend to annihilate the exertions for such a 

 patriotic object in the neighbouring colonies, but that our neighbours 

 will continue also in future the noble zeal they have evinced in the 

 example they have given us. 



Your Committee has every confidence that it will be in a 

 position to take all the preliminary steps, and to make all the neces- 

 sary preparations for the immediate equipment of an exploring party, 

 on the arrival of the Camels. 



In conclusion, your Committee beg to submit the following finan- 

 cial statement : — 



AMOUNT OF FUNDS. 



In National Bank £1,764 



In Bank of Victoria 1,210 



Unpaid subscriptions ... ... 210 



Total assets £3,184 



DAVID E. WILKIE, M.D., M.L.C., 

 Chairman of and Honorary Treasurer to the Exploration Com- 

 mittee of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria. 



