Wednesday 24 August 1836

Salt Lagoon Station,
Kangaroo Island, S^o Australia.

Aug^st 24^th 1836, Four of the Companys Labourers and myself were
sent up to the Salt Lagoon, for the purpose of erecting Sheds
and making a Fence round two small plots of Ground, for the
live Stock, which have all to come up here, there being plenty
of both Water & Grass at present, and where it is intended to
establish a permanent Station _________