These provisions were all our party, consisting of six, had up to the 21st May, the date of our arrival at the station of Messrs. Williams on the Warrego.*

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(Footnote.  I may state here that, on the expedition to the south-west when our party consisted of five, we started with ninety days’ rations of flour, beef, tea, and sugar, and five gallons of rum.  These and the rations, a list of which is given above, were all that were furnished for the land expedition; and it was a source of much discouragement that my requisition for tea, sugar, and rum for the journey across the continent was not complied with, more especially as the allowance supplied at Brisbane was very liberal, as the annexed list will show: 

List of stores sent by the Queensland Government for Landsborough’s Expedition. (Cost in pounds/shillings/pence.)

August 15 1861.

12 bags (14 shillings) flour, 200 pounds each at 18/10 per ton (22/4):  22/18. 1 chest and half chest congou, at 7/15, in bond:  11/12. 9 bags Mauritius sugar, gr. tons:  14/0/16.  Tare:  0/1/26.  Nett:  13/2/18 at 50 shillings, in bond:  34/3/0.

1 package tobacco, nett 250 pounds, at 0/2/6, in bond:  31/5/0. 3 bags rice, 1 hundredweight each, at 24 pounds:  3/12/0. 1 cask oatmeal (224 pounds):  2/14/0. 2 hhds. rum, 112 gallons, at 5 shillings, in bond, shipped on board of the Victoria:  28/0/0. 7 drums (0/17/6) colza oil, 35 gallons, at 8 shillings (14/0):  14/17/6. 43 bales lucerne hay, nett 6 tons 10 hundredweight 2 qrs. 18 pounds at 10/0:  65/6/7. 45 bales oaten hay, nett 8 tons 11 hundredweight 2 qrs. 1 pound, at 12/0:  102/18/1.  Freight paid captain of the Gem for same:  14/0/0. 15 bags (0/17/6) bran, gross 19/1/15.  Tare:  0/1/17.  Nett:  18/3/26 at 0/1/10 per bushel of 20 pounds:  9/14/11. 60 tons coals, in bulk, at 1/5 per ton:  75/0/0. 106 bags ditto, containing 10 12-20 tons, at 1/5 per ton:  13/5/0. 106 bags, at 0/1/2:  6/3/8.  Total:  436/7/9.

After the wreck of a Firefly at Hardy’s Island all her stores and those intended for the exploring parties were taken possession of by Captain Norman, and were only supplied by him on requisition.

The following are the names of the members of Mr. Landsborough’s party.

W. Landsborough, commander. 
H.N.  Campbell. 
George Bourne. 
W. Allison. 
W. Gleeson. 
Aboriginals:  Charlie, Jemmy, Fisherman and Jackey.

Of these H.N.  Campbell as assistant-commander, W. Allison, Jemmy, and Fisherman accompanied Mr. Landsborough on his first or south-west expedition.  On his second or journey across the continent his party consisted of:  George Bourne as second in command; Gleeson as cook; Fisherman, Jemmy, and Jackey.  Messrs. Campbell, Allison, and Charlie returned by the Victoria, Mr. Landsborough considering his equipment inadequate to the supply of so large a party.