They are thinly covered with a sprinkling of Grevillea, Boronia, and Leucopogon bushes, with occasional tufts of the coarsest grass.

There must always be, however, sufficient pasturage for such cattle and sheep as a small party in charge of a coaling depot would require.

There is also sufficient water in the island for their support, and by digging wells, no doubt the quantity would be greatly increased.

In addition there are several small spots where the soil is suitable for gardening purposes, thus ensuring a supply of vegetables during the greater part, perhaps the whole of the year.
(*Footnote.

A sample of this ironstone picked up from the surface has furnished materials for the following remarks, for which I am indebted to the politeness of Warrington W.Smyth, Esquire, of the Museum of Practical Geology.
On examining the specimens which you presented to our Museum, I see that they consist for the most part of the red or anhydrous peroxide of iron--similar in chemical character to the celebrated haematite ore of Ulverstone and Whitehaven.