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discovered that he had no pretensions to learning and experience. He amused the public with one or two lectures on several subjects of natural history but they were thinly attended. and was heartily laughed at

Before his return to England, he got hold of poor McGeary, and by his plausible discourse, and fine promises, he succeeded in procuring the man's vocabulary, with the understanding that should any advantage be derived at home, either pecuniary or otherwise, McGeary should share in it, and be allowed the credit of having produced a very good account of the Aboriginal languages of Van Diemen's Land. We are here [indecipherable] informed that good faith has not been kept with McGeary has received no remuneration from him.

Dr Lottsky never had any communications with the Aborigines, and as he chiefly resided in Hobart Town, he knew little of the country and the people in it. 
I do not know notice the other reports and correspondence in

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