210 Kennedy's expedition. 



Mr. Kennedy g-ave me written instructions how 

 to act during* our stay at We} moutli Bay^ it being- 

 his intention to send for us by water^ if possible, as 

 he expected to meet H.M.S. Bramble at Port 

 Albany. He calculated that he should be from ten 

 to fifteen days before he reached that place, and 

 directed me to keep a sharp look out from the hill 

 for a vessel ; and should I see one, to hoist a flag" 

 on the hill. If the natives were friendly I was to 

 put a ball beneath the flag", and above it should they 

 be hostile. In the evenino* I was to fire three 

 rockets, at intervals of about twenty minutes. 



The party left at the depot under my charg-e were 

 eig"ht in number. The provisions consisted of two 

 horses and twenty-eig'ht pounds of flour, the former 

 being" very poor and weak. 



Not knowing- whether he could send for us by 

 water or not, Mr. Kennedy directed me to make 

 my provisions last at least six weeks, saying- that it 

 was possible I mig-ht g-et relief fourteen days after 

 his departure, and telhng* me to keep a very sharp 

 look-out after that time. 



I packed up all the dried meat we had left (75 lbs.) 

 and 18 lbs. of flour for Mr. Kennedy to take with 

 him, and about one pound of tea was divided 

 between the two parties. These, with their fire- 

 arms, and a few necessaries of a lig'ht description, 

 were all the party took with them. Mr. Kennedy 

 requested me to reg-ister the heig"lit of the thermo- 

 meter during- my stay at the Bay. The whole of 



