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none of it was now in occupation. He thought that not only this, 

 but many other national parks should be carefully preserved. 



Mr. RuSDEN said that the proposal demanded careful consider- 

 ation. The reservation would be useless unless a sufficient staflf of 

 caretakers were provided to protect animals, birds, fisheries, and 

 plantations, which would involve considerable expense. If this 

 were done, the reserve would become a very important and 

 valuable one. 



The question was then postponed for further consideration. 



The President reported that the recommendations of the 

 Antarctic Exploration Committee were receiving the consideration 

 of Her Majesty's Government, and were probably then being 

 entertained by the British Association. He read a letter from 

 Captain Wharton, Admiralty Hydrographer, presenting a new 

 admiralty antarctic chart. 



On the motion of Baron von Mueller a vote of thanks to the 

 Hydrographer was agreed to. 



Baron von Mueller hoped that the present season would not 

 be lost. He understood that Sir Allen Young was willing to 

 accept the leadership of the expedition in a few weeks, and he 

 trusted the British Government would grant £5000, which, with 

 £5000 from the Colonies, would suffice for a reconnoitering 

 expedition. 



Baron von Mueller then presented his paper on a "Victorian 

 Haloragis and a Pluchea," which, being of a purely technical 

 character, was accepted as read. (See Transactions, Art. XII.) 



Baron von Mueller said, instead of reading my paper, 

 which is of an entirely technical character, I shall only make 

 a few remarks, especially as my essay is in process of being 

 incorporated in our Transactions. 



The specimen in my hand, the Haloragis Baeuerlein, 

 represents a plant entirely new to the flora of the Colony of 

 Victoria. It was found just on the boundary line near the 

 source of the Genoa Biver, by Mr. Baeuerlin. It is note- 

 worthy, that it is not particularly allied to any indigenous 

 species from New South Wales or Tasmania, as might be 

 anticipated, but to one in West Australia. There are some 

 remarkable facts in connection with the geography of plants, 

 which have in instances like the present one, great significance. 

 It is rather an attractive plant, and it has come before me 

 more particularly, while, on special request from the Field 

 Naturalists' Club, I am elaborating the key to the system of 

 Victorian plants, so that during my investigations, those 

 forms which were not known before, had to be inserted. 

 This one was discovered while a special effort was made last 



