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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 9

Mission Boxes for the New Hebrides

Mission Boxes for the New Hebrides.

The following statement of the value of payments in goods made by the Rev. Mr. Milne for work in connection with the mission premises on Nguna will give some notion of what is done with the boxes of goods that are occasionally sent to the missionaries on these islands In addition to the following, other work was paid for in connection with the new dwelling-house. Native buildings require frequent renewal.

Nguna, New Hebrides.

List of Payments made for Mission Ground, Work Done, &c., from July 14th, 1870, to July 14th, 1871. 1870. £ e d. July 14 Paid to chief for four acres of Land, Goods to the value of 2 7 8 " 19 Paid to Natives for— Erecting Store and Cook house, do do 3 0 2 " 23 Do House for Teacher, do do 1 5 8 "Do Boat house, do do 1 8 0 Aug. 4—Jan. 26 Fencing and Clearing Ground, do do 4 16 8 " 10 Digging Lime Pit, and carrying Lime, Stones, and Wood for do, Goods to the value of 0 8 0 " 19 Making Pig house, do do 0 8 0 "Carrying Stones for Foundation of First Dwelling house, Goods to the value of 0 7 0 " 27 Digging Drain, and carrying Stones for do, do do 0 2 0 Sept. 6-13 Banana Plants and Planting do, do do 5 19 3 Dec. 3 Digging Well, do do 3 12 0 Making Goat house, do do 0 10 0 "Do Fowl house and Yard, do do 2 10 0 "Do New Store house, do do 2 10 0 "Do New Boat house, do do 1 5 6 £30 9 11