The minister readily agreed, although with conditions attached: the guns were to be used by military personnel, and troop transport was to be financed by the Western Australian government, and the farmers would provide food, accommodation, and payment for the ammunition.
Ministar je prihvatio njihove prijedloge, dodajući svoje uvjete: oružje će koristiti vojno osoblje, prijevoz tereta će financirati zapadna australska vlada, dok će poljoprivrednici osigurati hranu, smještaj i plaćanje streljiva.