where Mr. Poole had long expected us.

( 029 ) October 11th, 1840. Sunday.
Mr. White asked me to go to his ward with Bennet, which I was all the more reluctant to do since it was Sunday, but I did agree to it. Bennet stopped at Newenham's Station, and as he had no objection to going on alone, and Newenham asked me to stay with him, I accepted this offer. October 12th, 1840.
I accompanied the surveyor Newenham in his field and then went with him via Bennet's Station(066) to the lake shore, where we noticed two fairly fresh footsteps from natives, but no smoke or anything like that.

October 13th, 1840.
This morning Newenham and me went back to White's Station, where no natives had appeared during my absence. In the evening I had a warm conversation with Poole about church and so on.

October 14th, 1840.
In the morning at 11 or 12 o'clock Dr. Harvey came. He promised to arrive at White's Station, accompanied by Mr. Eyre and Winter. Eyre went back that afternoon, while Dr. Harvey and Winter stayed until the following morning.

October 15th, 1840.
As Newenham lent Mr. Winter his horse, I rode the latter's pony and returned to Port Lincoln towards evening, where I found a letter from Mr. John Newman in Adelaide ( 030 ) and the provisions he had bought, which the "St. Vincent" had brought.

October 19th, 1840.
In consequence of the news that a memorial to the Governor had been drawn up and signed at Adelaide in reference to the execution of two natives of the Milmenrura* tribe, Magistrate M. Smith called a public meeting to be held today. Mr. Dutton read the letter publicly, supported it with a few words, and read the Governor's Minutes in justification of the execution, which he presented to the Colonial Council. Dr. Harvey supported the letter proposed by Dutton and everyone present signed it, except myself.

October 20th, 1840.
With Dr. Harvey and Mr. Newenham to Mr. Eyre, to whom, at his request, I gave the names of the common objects in the language of the natives of Adelaide. In the evening, at Newenham's and Harvey's persuasion, I decided to go into the bush first, because a man from White's Station claimed to have seen several natives in the neighborhood.

October 21st, 1840.
Newenham and me went to the surveyor's station, taking our route along Boston Bay for a few miles, and then going over the mountains to the northern road.