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Norfolk Island, March 3rd 1793
Dear Sir
I hope you have long e'er this seen our worthy friend Governor Phillip & that he has experienced much benefit from his return with respect to his health, & may I add my best & sincerest wishes for your & your familys felicity - As you will doubtless see the dispatches shall say little on general matters, except that we are all doing extremely well, & have a prospect of increasing independence for the article of Flour &c. We must have meat for some time longer. I have directed Hume the superintendent who had the conducting the flax business, to leave his direction with one of the messengers at Mr. Nepeans Office, in case you should wish to see him, I have said so much about New Zealanders being sent for here, that I can say no more, but that I hope it will take place. A Young Man (Mr. Dunavan) who has been made a Lieut. thro' Govr. Phillip, will deliver you this, & in case Govr. Phillip should have left England for this part of the World, he will deliver you a box, in which you will find the Articles as expressed in the enclose list, You will find a drawing of the flax plant which is very exact, by that same opinion may be formed whether it is the New Zealand flax or not, for my own part, I have no doubt of it
Sir Joseph Bank Bart.
March 13. 93.
July 29 1793