Letter from Ezra Thompson DuFresne Stevenson, 24 August 1898
Nuhaka, N. Z.
Presidents Woodruff, Cannon and Smith,
Box B. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Beloved Brethern:
Your favor of June 25th reached
me July 31st announcing the coming of Elders E. Newby and
Chas Stevens, and I have been waiting until today
to learn of arrival that I might report same to you.
I had learned indirectly that Elder Newby would be
out on boat arriving in July and sent a letter to meet
him, but for some reason it must have failed to reach
him, and we have no one near at hand to Wellington
to meet incoming boats. For this latter reason it
would be a great convenience to us here if when
possible we could know a month before the com-
ing of a company and arrange communica-
tion with them. By this we can sometimes save
some £ in steamer fares, as well as expense of
waiting in Wellington. These two brethren ar-
rived safely a month ago, and I only learned of
it today, the fault however is partly theirs.
We are again in Elder Whaanga's old
home, here to hold district conference on Saturday
and Sunday next. He is delighted to be in this
