South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), Tuesday 27 October 1857, page 3


MR. HACK'S EXPLORING EXPEDI-TION.

Mr. Hack's reports, together with the in-structions issued to him before he set out on his recent expedition to the north, have been printed by order of the House of Assembly.

The following extracts comprise the only por-tions of the return which have not been already substantially published in our columns : — Chief Secretary's Office, Adelaide, 24th April, 1857; Sir— It having been determined to send out an explor-ing party to examine the north-western interior of the province, I am directed by the Chief Secretary to offer you the leadership of the expedition. The remuneration which you will be allowed for this service has been fixed at £300; and should you succeed in opening up an avail-able country, you will be allowed a further turn not ex-ceeding £300, proportionate to the value the Govern-ment may attach to the result of the expedition and to the service which you may have rendered. In the event of your acceding to these terms you are requested to notify the same to me at your earliest convenience, and submit for the approval of the Government an estimate of the strength of the party you propose to take with you, and of the probable cost of the expedition. You will then proceed with all practicable dispatch to make the necessary preparation, for which purpose advances will be made to you from time to time as required. You are requested to place yourself under the instructions of the Hononrable the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and to address all your official correspondence to that officer. I have. &c, O. K. RICHARDSON, Under Secretary. Stephen Hack, Esq.