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 116 EARLY RECORDS OF PORT PHILLIP. Monday, 2. a.m. — Strong breezes and squally wr. from the S.West. At 11 Mr. Bowden and Mr. Lord and self went out with his dogs and killd a kangaroo, and we dind with him. C.S., Raven. Tuesday, 3. a.m. — At 11 Mr. Bowden and self went to Eisdou and dind with Mr. Bowen the Governor. At 6 we returnd to the Camp. C.S., St. Helens. Wed., 4. A.M. — At 9 Governor Bowen sent a boat for me to stay the week with him. Lt. Moore and Mr. Wilson came in the eve. C.S., Witworth. Thursday, 5. a.m. — Governor Bowen and self after breakfast went up of Mount Direction on the N.East side and came down the S.West, and had a very long walk. The view was grand. At 2 p.m. the boat returnd from the first fall of the river with Mr. Mountgarret : Mr. Brown, the botanist ; and Mr. Humphry, the mineralogist. They went in search of the head of the river but could not find it. C.S., Elgin. Fi'iday, 6. a.m. — The weather being so bad we could not venture this morn, p.m.— At 4, Governor Bowen, Mr. Humphry, and self, went into the boat, with an intention to go to Sullivan Camp. Mr. H. went, and Capt. Bowen and self returnd to his house. We see a very great whirlwind in the river. At 9 much lightning in the eve. C.S., Geneva. Saturday, 7. a.m. — At 11 Mr. Mountgarret, Mr. Brown, and self, got into the boat, and Mr. Moore and.^ came to Sullivan Camp. They and Mr. Bowden dind with me. The wind very much from the S.W. C.S., Jasper. Sunday, 8. a.m. — The weather so very bad that no duty could be performed. At 4 p.m. Lt. Lord, Mr. Humphry, Mr. Harris, Mr. Bowden, dind with me off kangaroo. Continual rain and wind all day and night. C.S., Patience. Monday, 9. a.m. — At ^ past 9 the gentlemen that dind with me yesterday breakfasted with me. At 11, Lt. Lord, Mr. Harris, and Humphry and self, went to the settlers farms, but had no success with our guns. At 4 p.m. I dind with Mr. Lord and Humphry. C.S., Grinfield. Tuesday, 10. a.m. — At 9 Mr. Lord and Humphry breakfasted with me. At 2 p.m. I went out with my gun and kill'd a couple of pigeons. C.S., Hood. Wednesda, 11. a.m. — Mr. Humphry breakfasted with me, and we walkd to the Table Mountain, Avliere I killd a white hork, the first that has been seen in this country ; a very great curiosity. We returnd home at 5 p.m. Mr. Wilson smokd a pipe with me. Mr. Milne went to Risdon to have his examination taken before Mr. Bowen and Mr. Mountgarret. C.S., Wallace. Thursday, 12. a.m. — Mr. Lord, Humphry, and Mr. Wilson from Risdon Cove, breakfasted with me and dind with me ; in the eve he went home. C.S., Jamaica. Friday, 13. a.m. — Mr. Humphry, Lord, and Mr. Mountgarret, breakfasted with me, and Mr. Harris went with me a shooting. No success. I dind with Mr. Lord. C.S., Martinique. ' Some omission here.