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in your letter I deem, for the present, just necessary, Briefly, to notice. Wherein you observe "You yourself had through the same channel of communication (the Sydney Gazette) formerly judged it proper though we think there existed no necessity for, nor propriety in any such step to advertise the publick at Sydney of the Authority given to you by the Deputation, as to drawing on the Society." Now this is totally untrue, and another instance of your own judgement. The printing of the instructions as a circular was the act of the Deputation! Who wished it inserted in the Gazette but the Attorney General with whom I respectfully consulted opposed and overuled the measure. Had you wished to be informed of truth, and wished to clear my character, and for such a purpose formed a committee of investigation in this Colony many of your conclusions would be found equally erroneous, but it appears not to be your line of Policy to allow yourselves to be convinced.
You have in your letter relinquished the Aboriginal Mission in New South Wales, and although I do inform you of what my intentions are, namely to carry on the mission to the Aborigines, trusting in God to enable and support me in my humble endeavours to extend his kingdom independant of your aid. It is not to elicit your opinion nor subject the measure to your control. But the expenses of my removal from this place and passage to England, I shall claim from your agent the Revd S. Marsden, believing that expending that money in introducing the Gospel amongst the poor Heathen Blacks whom you have abandoned, will be more pleasing in the sight of God, and more in accordance with the object for which the Subscribers to the Missionary Society pay their subscriptions, than wasting it on a useless voyage to England, where there are an abundance of ministers, and leaving the Blacks perishing in their ignorance - I shall therefore apply for such reasonable sum as would be so expended in my