Group Title : Mission Convenor's Papers

Series Title : Mission Convenor's Inwards Correspondence (Rev W Bannerman)

Date(s) : Jul 1890 to Oct 1896

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Item Description : This file contains inwards correspondence received by the Mission Convenor, Rev W. Bannerman.

Correspondence includes : Letter from Langimate of Mataso Island (1890); Correspondence from Presbyterian Church of Victoria (Australia) Foreign Missions Committee including request to urge Premier of NZ to back their request to Australian Federal Council re certain resolutions (1890), purchase of a new Mission steamer (1890), and a misunderstanding over funding for the new "Dayspring III" steamer (1891); Letter from Rev. Charles Connor (Snr) on Stewart Island re reduction in allowance from Church Extension Committee (1891); Letter from Rev. J G Paton in Australia dissagreeing with decision to proceed with obtaining a steam launch by the Australian Church (1891); Letters from Rev W. Watt discussing misappropriation of funds (raised for mission purposes in Britain by Rev J G Paton) by the Victorian Church to purchase a mission steam launch and urging that a letter of mild protest be sent (1891); Letter from Northern Church Missions Convenor (Rev R. Erwin) discussing possible visit of Rev J G Paton to NZ; Sale of "Dayspring II" and usage of funds from sale including the future use of the "Dayspring Insurance Fund" and extrct of resolution to Victorian Church questioning their decision to draw on the J G Paton fund to purchase a mission steamer (1891); Letter from Rev P Milne re printing and binding books (1891); Letter from W. Gray of Tanna advising that the New Hebrides Synod did not sanction use of funds by Victorian Church for a new steam launch (1891); Correspondence from "British and Foreign Bible Society" re partial repayment of grant for printing scriptures in Ngunese Language (1895).
 

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