The report is split into three different sections: First a short article talks about a disease among the Aboriginal people, then it is stated that 130 Aboriginal people were sent to the Finke River Mission and as a result the water supplies of the mission had been depleted and the last article talks about the financial burden of the Finke River Mission.

People, objects and/or organisations mentioned: Mr Parsons, Mr Abbott, Mr Kenderdine, Pastor Riedel

Places mentioned: Finke (NT), Hotel Kurrajong (ACT), Hermannsburg (NT)