MISSIONARY STATIONS. 
435 
at the native location, and (as has already been 
stated) acts as schoolmaster. A second is living 
twelve miles from Adelaide, upon a section of land, 
bought by the Dresden Society, with the object of 
endeavouring to settle the natives, and inducing 
them to build houses upon the property, but the 
plan seems altogether a failure. It was commenced 
in November 1842, but up to November 1844 na- 
tives had only been four months at the place ; and 
on one occasion a period of nine months elapsed, 
without their ever visiting it at all, although fre- 
quently located at other places in the neighbour- 
hood. 
A third missionary is stationed at Encounter Bay, 
and is now conducting a school, mainly established 
through his own exertions and influence. 
The fourth is stationed at Port Lincoln. All the four 
missionaries have learned the dialects of the tribes 
where they are stationed, and three have published vo- 
cabularies and grammars as the proof of their industry. 
Such is the general outline of the efforts that 
have hitherto been made in South Australia, and 
the progress made. It may be well to inquire, what 
are likely to be the results eventually under the exist- 
ing arrangements. From the first establishment of 
the schools, until June 1843, the children were only 
instructed at the location, their food was given to 
them to take to the native encampments to cook, 
and they were allowed to sleep there at night. 
The natural consequence was, that the provisions 
2 f 2 
