PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST. OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, P. O. BOX B. Salt Lake City, U. T. April 1st, 1889. 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 ...

As requested by you, we have directed that a draft for £90.0.0, on the Union Bank of Australia at Auckland, be sent you to pay the return fares of Elders A. L. Stewart, Alexander Bullock and H. J. Burgess. To recur again to the question of the emigration of the Maoris, we find ourselves perplexed as to what arrangement to make for the Sandwich Islanders who have emigrated to this city. There is quite a ...

that they have fallen into and be awakened to their duties in political as well as ecclesiastical matters, for they should have learned by the sad experiences of the past who are their friends, and that there is no movement adopted or sanctioned by the leaders of Israel but that which is for their good. We were rejoiced to hear of the safe arrival of Elder Correy. The draft that you mentioned of $600.00 came tafe [safe] to hand this mail to defray the passage expenses of Elder Correy ...

all right, and the Savings Bank has been instructed to forward his money to his Father. Your instructions concerning the care to be used in the revission of the Book of Mormon secureing the best native talant for the purpose, will be strictly carried out. We are thankfull to be able to announce to you that they are now ready to com^m^ence on the revis- sion haveing just finished the translation for the first time, in which they have been greatly blessed of the Lord. We rejoice much to learn of the frequent ...

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 2nd inst. The check for $12500 for his return fare came safe and was forwarded to him. $15000 is the amount that has ...

method of raising the means necessary to defray the expenses of the same, which we trust we will have no great difficulty in obtaining. In a former letter, it was stated, that we were obtaining prices for printing and binding, from the leading establishments in New Zealand, we have now received the same, and will here quote the best terms received, from the "Star Office", in Auckland, quite a large and reliable firm, having compositers that understand Maori, which is a great advantage, the ...

obtaining the language, and have done as well in the same length of time as anyone that has come to the island, and I much dislike to be under the necessity of sending him home, as we are so verry short of Maori linguest, in the mission. I have borrowed the amount ^for his return fare^ of Bro Charles Hardy of Auckland, who has donated ten pounds (£10) of the same to the Manti Temple. So please send to me a receipt for that amount ...

Financial Report of the Publishing of the Book of Mormon in Maori. Apr. 10, 1888 To Bal. as per last report £67 7 2 £ 67 7 2 [To] Wairarpa district 52 10 6 [To] Manawatu [district] 13 1 6 [To] Hawkes Bay [district] 66 13 0 [To] Mahia [district] 55 8 ...

Elders and Sister Marriott, will return home in Nov next, and my wife Katie will also accompany them, as she is near- ing the time of her confinement, and there are no conveniances for women to pass through that ordeal in Maoridum She has preformed a good faithful labor as a missionary, with out offering the least complaint, we feel that she can return home quietly and be quite safe, with her Parents. I will have to borrow the means for her ...

health is good, and that I am feeling splendid splendid in my labors. Sometimes I get quite tired and sore, but what of that, it is in a good cause. It is with much pleasure that we inform you, of the delivery of the Mss of the Book of Mormon, in Maori into the printers hands in Auckland, on the 4th of Sept, to have two thousand cop- ies printed, and bound in leather, that being as many as we could execrcise faith in having ...