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ground already' mentioned, and, therefore, tlieir construction may 
have been inevitable; but in that case the, old English sign- 
hoard — and as few of those as possible — would have been less 
suggestive of the suburban “ park.” 
These minor defects of taste— all easily removable— are, 
however, nothing compared to the gravest and most wanton dis- 
figurement of the most beautiful parts of this beautiful region 
which the Corporation has permitted. This has emanated from 
the very class that should be the very foremost in protecting 
beautiful scenery from desecration, from the class on who.se 
behalf part of the outcry against the management has been 
raised — the artists. Some ten or a dozen artists have, in ex- 
change for a half-crown license and a weekly rent of sixpence 
each, obtained permission to put where they please hideous 
bathing-machine-like huts to hold their paraphernalia. There is 
one of these eye-sores at each end of the Middle Pond, spoiling 
every view of that lovely pool. The artist, in “ composing ” his 
picture, can omit these : the general public, wishing to enjoy 
a sylvan landscape, cannot. Some other huts are slightly more 
hidden; but the whole principle is an atrocity, and these licenses, 
merely to save the pockets of ten or a dozen individuals, who 
might otherwise have to have their canvases brought to the 
ground daily, should be immediately revoked. 
Fortunate it is that these mistakes in management are all 
such as can easily be rectified : had valuable trees been destroyed 
this would not have been the case. 
G. S. Boulger. 
THROUGH CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. 
By Right Rev. Gilbert White, M.A., Bishop of Carpentaria, 
[Introductory Note . — The Bishop has just completed a long 
and arduous journey through part of his immense and little 
known diocese, starting at Port Darwin in the extreme north of 
the Australian continent, coming down through the dry and 
arid interior, visiting en route the isolated stations of the overland 
telegraph line and the aboriginal camps, finally reaching the 
northern terminus of the railway and proceeding by rail to the 
fair city of Adelaide. Such a trip, through country almost 
devoid of civilised inhabitants, necessarily involved spending a 
great many nights under the stars, and living much upon 
damper and tea, varied by tea and damper. The Bishop, how- 
ever, kept in splendid health all through, and after a brief visit 
to Tasmania is now again in the tropical climate of the north. 
He has, although much pressed for time, been kind enough to 
write a brief paper upon the nature aspects of the country 
through which he passed, for the benefit of our Selborne maga- 
