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instructions for the present expedition, had I been able to attend I had resolved to express my opinion on the little advantage, comparatively to the expense, gained by them.

There have been, I believe, from the beginning eighteen expeditions; this strikes me as monstrous, considering how little is known, for instance, on the interior of Australia.

The country has paid dear for Sir John's hobbyhorse.

I have very little doubt that Dr.King is quite right in the advantage of land expeditions as far as geography is concerned; and that is now the chief object.

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