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I wish you, to use your influence, should anything come in your way to prevent Mr B. to get a Register, for ours is the cause of the mission, and the good of all employed in it, but his schemes are all for self interest, and self aggrandisement. It is with grief we are compelled to expose to Mr Marsden, and probably to the Governor the character of Mr B. which is a disgrace to our Sacred Cause and to the name of Missionary.
I should be glad if you would write me a few lines the first opportunity. If I was to send you a Tierce or Cask of Pork could you dispose of it? Could you dispose of a few hundred weight of Pea which is the same as the Arrow Root, and will answer the same purposes, if you can dispose of any quantity of it, what price could you afford to give?  
I have been endeavouring to procure Castor Oil, but as yet without Success. I will make further experiments as I have got a quantity of the nuts by me. I am sorry that our Coffee seed from Norfolk did not grow. It would be well to try again, there can be no doubt of Coffee growing here and it would be a great acquisition. We have got plenty at present of Cabbage, Calavances &c. but shall be glad of a fresh supply of Cabbage seeds as they will not seed hear, at least we have not succeeded as yet in raising any. Some months ago I have commenced a School but at present only our Servants attend, some of them can spell and read pretty well, and they are learning to write in Sand, they are also taught to sing some Tahitian verses which

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