1. I duly received draft for £50.16.4, as per your
letter of April 2^nd. I used the one fare on hand, as
originally intended for Elder B. Hamblin, and paid
the return fares of Elders Rasmussen, Douglas & Gibson,
—£84.0.0 = equal to £28.0.0 each

2. I respectfully request you to forward me
two return fares for Elders T. L. Cox and E. Ellertson,
in case the latter has to be released on account of
ill health.

3. Will you also send me as early as possible,
another company of Elders—two for Tasmania
and four for New Zealand. Those for Tasmania
should obtain tickets through to Sydney.

This company is required for European work,
and the Elders should be recommended to equip
themselves with tracts and suitable literature.
If you can send a few experienced Elders
amongst these it would greatly facilitate the
work in the large cities.

4. We have great difficulty in obtaining tracts &^c.
for this Mission and it is too expensive to print them
here. Our funds will not permit us to do this at
present, as we have not yet fully settled for printing
the Maori Ready References. We recently obtained
a quantity from Liverpool but they are all
disposed of.