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SURVEY OF THE INTERTROFICAL 
CHAPTER IV. 
Visit to Van Diemen’s Land, and examination of the entrance of 
Macquarie Harbour Anchor in Pine Cove and cut wood— De- 
scription of the Trees growing there : — Return to the entrance, 
and water at Outer Bay : — Interview with the Natives, and Voca- 
bulary of their language : — Arrive at Hobart Town, and return 
to Port Jackson. 
Isis. The construction of the charts of the preceding 
Dec. voyage, together with the equipment of the 
vessel, fully occupied me until the month of 
December; when, having some time to spare 
before we could leave Port Jackson on our second 
voyage to the north coast, in consequence of its 
being the time when the westerly monsoon pre- 
vails, I acquainted His Excellency, the Gover- 
nor, of my intention of surveying the entrance of 
Macquarie Harbour, which had lately been dis- 
covered on the western coast of Van Diemens 
Land. To make my visit there as useful as 
possible to the colony, a passage was offered to 
Mr. Justice Field, the Judge of the Supreme 
Court, who was at that time about to proceed to 
Hobart Town to hold his court ; and, as it was 
probable that his business would terminate about 
