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the maps of different parts of Australia are altogether blanks, 

 and yet the 19 Counties map of Sir Thomas Mitchell (with some 

 few errata), and some other charts from the same office by his 

 successors, show what can be done in the colony. 



At this time a geologist in Erance, a friend of my own, is 

 engaged in making a G-eological map of the "World ; but, it is 

 easy to perceive, that the boundaries in various countries will, of 

 necessity, be very much distorted. 



"When, however, a Grovernment geologist has to make a 

 Topographical survey before he commences his appropriate 

 duties, he loses time, incui's the displeasure of the public who 

 always want men to run before they can walk, and finally brings 

 upon himself the undeserved charge of not " earning his salt." 



There is no doubt, that an influence of this kind operated in 

 the case of the late survey of Victoria, which has been abandoned ; 

 an example followed, I regret to say, in Queensland, to the 

 Grovernment of which I had the privilege of recommending two 

 excellent surveyors who, in spite of topographical difficulties, 

 have done some admirable work. The only Official Survey now 

 going on is in Western Australia, to the Government of which 

 I had the further privilege of recommending the gentleman who 

 was employed originally in the survey of Tasmania now also 

 abandoned.* I ava. inclined to suspect, that, although much has 

 been accomplished in those Colonies, more would have been done 

 had full Topographical feature charts previously existed. "We 

 are, therefore, entitled to anticipate great results from the 

 Trigonometrical Survey, that has been commenced under the 

 auspices of the Astronomer of New South "Wales, whose report 

 we look for with much anxiety. I would further wish to speak 

 with great respect, of the efforts made by the present Surveyor- 

 General, to encourage the study of Geology among the younger 

 officers of his department by attaching to it a museum and 

 library of reference and by recommending their attendance on 

 the lectures at the "University. 



It will be remembered, that after Dr. Thomson had read his 

 paper on Argyle, some discussion took place respecting the 



* Mr. C. Grould, to whom reference is made, was succeeded by Mr. Brown, 

 formerly on the Survey of Victoria. 



