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We had never seen a wild native dog' during the 

 journey. Our dog" that we had left behind came 

 into the camp to-night^ very much exhausted, 

 having- travelled about thirty miles ; he must have 

 subsisted on nondas, as it was impossible he could 

 have caug'ht anything", and w^e had seen him eat 

 them before. He died the following" morning". 



Sejit, SOth.— After travelling' a short distance we 

 crossed a small river runnino;" eastward : for some 

 distance down it, the water was brackish, and at 

 spring" tide the salt water came up to our camp ; 

 but we obtained g"ood water from a small lao-oon 

 near the camp. We proceeded over a larg'e plain 

 well covered with g'ood g'rass, the soil stiif clay. 

 We proceeded about five or six miles on this plain, 

 turning" westward towards a lag'oon surrounded by 

 Stravadiums and a few very larg'e palms. We 

 hoped to find water in it, but it was dr}^, and 

 fearing' we should not be able to reach water before 

 dark if we proceeded in this direction, we thoug'ht 

 it better to return to our camp^ 



Oct. 1st. — We had prayers this day as usual on 

 Sundays, at eleven o'clock. AVe saw native fires at 

 a distance to the north-east of our camp, but the 

 natives did not come near us, I went up what we 

 fancied was the river by which we had camped, but 

 found it only a creek • but it had plenty of water in 

 it at this season. There were several small lag'oons 

 near it. There were larg'e drooping" tea-trees 

 (Melaleucas) growing" on its banks, and larg"e palm 



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