Letter to William Paxman, 1 April 1889
Salt Lake City, U. T. .
President W. Paxman,
New Zealand.
Dear Brother: Your kind and very interesting communication of Feb. 23rd
reached us on March 19th. We were pleased to learn of the continued growth of
the Church, and of the progress you are making in the printing of the Book of
Mormon. Your request for $500.00 to help you meet your engagements with the
printers was duly considered by the Council of the Apostles, and in the present
straitened condition of the finances of the Church, it was decided that the utmost
we could do was to send you the amount you ask—$500.00—as a loan. We have
accordingly arranged that the amount be forwarded as desired by you, through
the Union Bank of Australia at Auckland. We have also sent to Brother Marriott
the £10.0.0 due him.
Among the Elders called for New Zealand was Elder Geo. T. Smith, of George-
town. His health was, however, so poor that when he reached San Francisco with
the other brethren it was considered advisable for him to return, which he did
