this you have been restored to perfect health and
strength to enable you to perform your many duties
and labors, that are required of you in your high
and holy calling.

Elder H. J. Sears was released to return
home by the December Steamer, but being disappoi
nted in getting his passage money he did not leave
Auckland for home until the 2^nd inst. The check
for $125⁰⁰ for his return fare came safe and was
forwarded to him. $150⁰⁰ is the amount that has
been sent for the previous Elders, until this time, which amount, if the church is able to continue sending
is we think little enough as in most cases it takes
from $10⁰⁰ to $20⁰⁰ for them to reach Auckland,
where owing to the time the Steamers run, they have to
stay one week paying for their board, and in most every
instance their clothes are to shabby for them to return
home with.

We are thankful to state that Elders J. J. Jackson
for this Island, and Robert Lindsey and S. D. Chipman
for Australia arrived at their fields of Labor in saf^e^ty,
having had a good and pleasant voyage.

The appointing of a receiver for the Church pro-
perty, is indeed a new act in the great thieving
drama of this powerful nation. Surely the wisdom of
the wise has perished. It is very gratifying to us to
know that the feel [page torn]mes outside of the

this you have been restored to perfect health and strength to enable you to perform your many duties and labors, that are required of you in your high and holy calling.

Elder H. J. Sears was released to return home by the December Steamer, but being disappoi nted in getting his passage money he did not have Auckland for home until the 2nd inst. The check for $12500 for his return fanre came safe and was forwarded to him. $15000 is the amount that has been sent for the previous Elders, until this time, which amount, if the church is able to continue sending, is we think little enough as in most cases it takes from $1000 to $2000 for them to reach Auckland, where owing to the time the Steamers run, they have to stay one week paying for their board, and in most every instance their clothes are to shabby for them to return home with.

We are thankful to state that Elders J. J. Jackson for this Island, and Robert Lindsey and S. D. Chipman for Australia arrived at their fields of Labor in safety, having had a good and pleasant voyage.

The appointing of a receiver for the Church pro-perty, is indeed a new act in the great thieving drama of this powerful nation. Surely the wisdom of wise has perished. It is very gratifying to us to know, that the feelillegible, tear in pagemes outside of the