scene of our 1909 and 1914 camps—others 
indulged in »urf bathing or in collect 
ing around the shore. There was much 
of interest, including some old aborigi¬ 
nal kitchen middens, and from these 
some examples of t-'lie chipped stone im¬ 
plements of the extinct Tasmanian abori¬ 
gines were obtained. Upon returning 
to the steamer it was found that the 
fishing parties had met with fair suc¬ 
cess, tlic nets yielding some fine trum¬ 
peter. 
On the homeward way conisitteralile In¬ 
terest was aroused awing to the activi¬ 
ties of shoals of dolphins which sur¬ 
rounded the boat, and performed numer¬ 
ous “stunts" under the bow's in view' of 
an interested audience. Next day nu¬ 
merous parties were arranged to visit 
different localities on the island, for up 
to tlie present, apart from some early 
morning visits to Hear Hill, and some 
excursions inland iby some of t'he ardent, 
botanists, we had not done much explora¬ 
tion work on the island. Bear Hill 
deserves its name owing to the shape 
of a large granite boulder, somewhat 
rosemlbling the shape of a bear. Seen 
from the sea, this rock stands out on 
the skyline like an immense bear as¬ 
cending the hill. Further visits were 
paid to this peak, and also tfhc higher 
mountains further inland. From any 
of these high points splendid views could 
lie obtained of the Island and the penin¬ 
sula, with its serrated shores and twist¬ 
ed outlines. 
Around the coast of 'the island there 
was also much of interest, and the eth¬ 
nologists of the party spent some happy 
hours aimidst the sand dunes, whore the 
wind is moving back the dunes, ex¬ 
posing large areas of the old aboriginal 
kitchen middens anil camping grounds, 
with the result that numerous stone 
implements, etc., can lie gathered. To¬ 
wards evening the parties began to wan¬ 
der hack to camp, many of them rather 
heavily laden, particularly the geologists 
and the searchers of 'the sand dunes. 
At the evening meal the Chairman of 
the club (Dr. i\V. L. Orowther), on be¬ 
half of the members, brielly traced the 
history of the club’s camps, and made 
particular reference, to the great support 
given to the club by Hr. PuHeine, who 
of late years had come all the way from 
Adelaide for the purpose of attending 
the camps, and who had this year given 
oitlher very welcome support in aid of the 
excursion. The chairman also extended 
the thanks of the club to 'Mr. and Mrs. 
Fergusson for their kindness, and to the 
skipper and crew of tlie Koomeela for 
t'he manner in which they had entered 
into the spirit of the outing and done 
everything possible for the comfort of 
the party. Several other members were 
called upon to speak, and some amusing 
incidents in connection witfh certain of 
the earlier camps were related. 
After the usual camp-fire concerts the 
P<* r t,V assembled for a farewell supper 
party, and it was n late hour before 
“Auld Lang Syne’’ brought proceedings 
to a temporary close, for it was not 
many hours before music was again 
beard. Early on Tuesday morning, in 
the first dull light of an autumn dawn, 
a livelv serenade warned the campers 
(hat the island holiday was over, and 
the time had come to depart. Willing 
bands soon reduced Canvas Town to an 
accumulation of bulky packages, and by 
ti.ftfi Hie “chug-chug"'of the motor boat 
announced that the fir.it load was on its 
way to tlie ship. Breakfast was soon 
e ver, and the dining tent, galley, etc., 
dismantled, and almost to the agreed 
minute (!) a.m.) the last boatload reach¬ 
ed the ship, and the clatter of the wineri¬ 
es gave warning of an early departure. 
A farewell wave lo our friends of the 
island, a short westward run to avoid 
tlie black reef, and then members settled 
down for the run to Maria Island. Look¬ 
ing astern, the kelp-fringed shores of tin 
island gradually receded, and there were 
universal regrets that time did not per¬ 
mit of a longer stay, for although the 
past 20 years have seen some jollv 
camps, the “coming of age” event will 
ever hold its own in comparison with 
the other outings. 
About half-way to Maria Island we 
passed close to tlie lie de Phoque. Here 
numbers of seals w'ere noticed on the 
rocks, and a sharp blast of the steamer’s 
siren sent them scrambling for the sea. 
These seals are a species of the South¬ 
ern Fur Seal. In the early days of 
Tasmania sealing was a profitable indus¬ 
try, but, like many other natural as¬ 
sets, the indust ry was not. conserved, and 
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