Here I planted the last peach-stones, with which Mr.Newman, the present superintendent of the Botanic Garden in Hobart Town, had kindly provided me.

It is, however, to be feared that the fires, which annually over-run the whole country, and particularly here, where the grass is rich and deep even to the water's edge, will not allow them to grow.

To the creek on which we were encamped I gave the name of "Newman's Creek," in honour of Mr.Newman.It flows in a south-east and southerly course, and unites probably with West Hill Creek, on which we were encamped the day before, and with the large creek which we crossed on the 25th; both of which probably belong to the system of the Mackenzie.

Mr.
Calvert and Charley accompanied me in an excursion to the W.N.W., but, having crossed some ridges and coming to scrub, we took a direction to the northward.

Fine Bastard-box flats and Ironbark slopes occupy the upper part of Newman's Creek.