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diseases. Root-crops and potatoes, however, might he 
grown in such low lands with profit in all ordinary 
seasons. 
In the lower parts of Gippsland, as a rule, the growth 
of grasses for the support of stock should be encouraged ; 
but there are many localities where the hop and such 
fruits and vegetables as are successfully cultivated in the 
southern counties of England might he introduced with 
profit and advantage. 
In concluding this Report, which is a hastily written 
record of observations made during a very rapid journey, 
we have to express our regret that many subjects of great 
importance are treated briefly, and some not touched 
upon at all. If we had had leisure and opportunities for 
following up lines of research that presented themselves 
frequently during our tour we could have given informa¬ 
tion that would have been of practical importance to the 
agriculturist and the miner. We trust, however, that we 
have noted some valuable facts, and that what we have 
collected may lead to a thorough examination of a part 
of the colony that, both as regards its geology and its 
features generally, is full of interest. 
Gippsland, when there shall he easy communication 
between its central parts and the metropolis, will afford, 
both to farmers and miners, many new fields for the 
profitable exercise of their energies; it will, in future 
years, support a large population ; and in its mountains 
and lakes the careworn inhabitants of the cities will find 
health and recreation. 
It combines in its varied landscapes all that is attractive 
to the artist and the traveller; and even if it were not 
eral treasures, and if it afforded no certainty of 
