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CHAPTER VI. 
concluding remarks. 
Obstacles that attend travelling into the interior of Australia — Diffi- 
culty of carrying supplies — Importance of steady and intelli” 
gent subordinates — Danger from the natives — Number of men 
requisite — And of cattle and carriages — Provisions — Other ar- 
rangements^ — Treatment of the natives — Dimensions of the boat 
used in our second expedition. 
Having now had considerable experience in the fitting 
out and management of expeditions in New South Wales, 
I cannot refrain from making some few observations on the 
subject. And without presuming to lay down any fixed 
rules, I shall only refer to those by which I have best suc- 
ceeded, in hopes that some of ray remarks may prove of 
use to future travellers who may venture to penetrate 
into the trackless deserts over so small a portion of which 
I wandered. 
The great difficulty of examining the interior of Austra- 
lia, is that of carrying supplies ; for increasing the number 
of individuals composing an expedition is of no avail, 
since an additional number of men must necessarily in- 
