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cracks. The stupified and half singed insects were gathered on 
outstretched kangaroo skins, or on line nets made of the fibre of the 
“Currajong” tree or the bark of a Pimelia , prepared with great 
care, expanded on two poles, and then conveyed to hot ashes 
wherein they were well stirred till done. The bodies would then 
be shrivelled to the size of a grain of wheat, and the number con- 
sumed by such an assemblage must have been considerable. The 
larvae, from what I can see, must principally live upon the tussock 
grass, since that is the only plant in these regions which could pos- 
sibly outlive the attack of such numbers of these voracious insects. 
Towards evening we reached a place just below Pretty Point, 
which I had selected on my up journey, and in the choice 
of which 1 was not disappointed. On my way when crossing 
Tom’s Plat I gave the glacier marked rock, spoken of in Dr, 
Le nd enf eld’s Report, a rapid but still careful examination, and 
cannot say that I discovered any distinct stripe, such, for instance, 
as 1 had seen in New Zealand, nor had I seen any previously on 
the rocks in Wilkinson’s Valley. There are certainly patches of 
polished surface to be found, but these in my opinion may easily 
be produced by less heavy friction than glacier action. 1 have 
found polished patches on several rocks, though not so large as 
those on the rock on Tom’s Flat, and almost feel inclined to 
attribute them to cleavage in the granite where some quartz 
or quartzose veins or perhaps micacious veins occur. The absence, 
so far as I can see, of any old moraines leaves the glacier 
question very doubtful. If any remnants of a moraine were 
found at the base of Wilkinson’s Valley, the matter might fairly 
he considered settled, but unless this be the case there seems to 
me not much ground for it. The aspect of Wilkinson’s Valley 
undoubtedly favors a glacial formation, but then in my opinion 
the moraine should also be there. It was not within the scope 
of my researches to spend any time over this interesting question, 
but a few days’ careful examination and search in the right 
places would, I believe, settle the matter beyond dispute. 
My first night camping near Pretty Point was again very 
unpleasant, the strong wind blowing the bent down and breaking 
the ridge-pole. After a perishing night the sun rose bright, and 
the wind abated considerably, 1 therefore selected a better 
sheltered place, and improved it by a breakwind made of felled 
trees. This precaution made me fairly comfortable for the 
remainder of my stay at this camp, from the 7th to the 23rd 
March. As anticipated this place proved a fine collecting ground, 
and it is not likely a better locality could be found in the ranges. 
Forest scrub, swamp, plains, and small watercourses are more or 
less approximate, and only for the lateness of the season I should 
have done still better. Here I obtained the greater number of 
my Alpine Lepidoptara , and also many interesting Coleoptera , 
besides many specimens of other orders of insects. The only species 
