(Forwarded).

Depot, December 16, 1860.

As Mr. Wills's report, with which I fully concur, contains all the
necessary details with regard to the state of the country through
which we passed, I have not referred to the subject in mine.

R. O'HARA BURKE, Leader.

The Honorary Secretary of the Exploration Committee.

The accompanying tracing will show the course taken by the
expedition party from the Torowoto Swamp, in latitude 30 degrees 1
minute 30 seconds south, longitude 142 degrees 36 minutes east, to
the depot on Cooper's Creek, Camp 65, latitude 27 degrees 37
minutes 8 seconds south, longitude 141 degrees 6 minutes east.

Water supply between Torowoto and Wright's Creek.--The country
traversed to the north of the Torowoto Swamp, and lying between
that place and Wright's Creek, is neither so well grassed nor
watered as that to the south of the Swamp; the land falls
considerably as far as Cangapundy, and a great extent of it is
subject to inundation. Nearly all the water met with was thick and
muddy: it was met with in small clay pans, most of which would
probably be dry in three weeks. This applies to all the places at
which we found water, with the exception of Cannilta, Cangapundy,
--and the four waterholes to the south of Wright's Creek.