T. cwt. lbs. A 4½ inch rope of the old sort broke at a strain of 3 8 40 4 inch phormium, with the solution 5 10 0 4 inch bolt rope, Italian yarns, present sort 4 15 0 4 inch ditto, with the same yarns, with the preserving solution 6 8 56 4 inch common rope 5 7 56 4 inch hempen rope, with coal or mineral tar 3 7 56 4 inch phormium, with the solution 5 16 70 The strongest proof is thus given of its strength. Its power, however, to resist wet, and its durability, are yet to be ascertained.—_Hampshire Telegraph._ [34] The following was mentioned to me as the origin of the name given to this point. Governor Phillip, at an early period of the colony, formed a pic-nic party to proceed up the Paramatta river, and a person was sent on before to prepare kangaroo steaks. They landed at this point, and having regaled themselves, the gentlemen, following the maxims of John Hunter, laid down upon the grass, and aided digestion by falling asleep; the ladies finding themselves deserted began to propose winning gloves, and therefore kisses were taken, and on their awaking the forfeit was demanded, and of course not refused. Before leaving the place the governor wished some name to be bestowed upon the point, and one of the ladies being requested to do so, in consequence of the occurrence just mentioned, named it “Kissing Point.” [35] This creek, commonly called the Paramatta river, is a creek or inlet of the sea from Port Jackson; the true river, which is very small, falls into this creek at Paramatta. [36] _Boyams_ are the roots of different genera and species of the Orchideæ family; some are called, by the colonists, “double or single _boyams_,” according to the appearance of the roots, and they all form an article of food among the aboriginal tribes. [37] The dimensions of the large specimen were as follows: Feet. Inch. From the vertex of the head to the tip of the tail 2 3 Breadth across the shoulders 0 3 Length of the tail 0 11½ Breadth of the loins 0 3²⁄₈ Length of the fore-leg to the claws 0 6⅝ hind-leg to do. 0 7⅜ Length of the head to the snout 0 4 Length of the ear 0 2½ The tail is naked underneath from its extremity to within five inches of the base, and is prehensile.