Letter from William Thomas Stewart, 10 May 1892
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Gisborne New Zealand
May 10th 1892.
President Wilford Woodruff, and Counsellors.
Salt Lake City, Utah,
Dear Brethren,
I anticipated a
remittance of 3 returns fares (£90.0.0) for the last
three Elders goining home, viz H. D. Haight who
sailed Feby 27, John H Burton who sailed Apl 23rd
and Jos S. Groesbeck who left for home by way of
Europe on 30th of last month; These Elders have
all filled good missions in this land. In returning
them I had to borrow of Bro. Hardy £40, which
with the £50 which was sent me some months
ago made up the Sum. I hope it will not be
longer than another month till I can pay him.
Enclosed please find the Statistical
Report of this Mission which I have not at present
an opertunity of comparing with the last one, but
will say that it like previous ones contains names
which should be eliminated to the extent of consider-
ably reducing the total, by increasing ^the^ deaths & excom-
munication totals, as numbers who have been
baptized have went off and never returned, having
either died or apostatized, but it will be some
time before this can be regulated so that the reports
