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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:4) Tauranga, from where I sent to Matamata, near Waikato in the interior, a priest and a catechist (7th station). <ref> Having arrived at Tauranga on 17th August 1841, Pompallier gave in to the urgent requests of the chief Te Mutu and sent Sèon to Matamata to evangelise the Waikato tribes; Brother Euloge was with him on two missionary journeys into the interior, after which the latter would go and work with Pèezant at Tauranga ,(cf doc [[Girard0102|102]] [2] ; [[Girard0865|865]] [6-8]. </ref>From Auckland to Matamata is only one day’s walk, and from Matamata to Tauranga the same distance; </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:4) Tauranga, from where I sent to Matamata, near Waikato in the interior, a priest and a catechist (7th station). <ref> Having arrived at Tauranga on 17th August 1841, Pompallier gave in to the urgent requests of the chief Te Mutu and sent Sèon to Matamata to evangelise the Waikato tribes; Brother Euloge was with him on two missionary journeys into the interior, after which the latter would go and work with Pèezant at Tauranga ,(cf doc [[Girard0102|102]] [2] ; [[Girard0865|865]] [6-8]. </ref>From Auckland to Matamata is only one day’s walk, and from Matamata to Tauranga the same distance; </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:5) Maketu (8th station) where I left a priest and a catechist,<ref> Pompalllier carried out his plan at Maketu by placing Father Borjon there with Br Justin on 22nd August 1841 (cf doc [[Girard0129| 129]] [4], see also doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1], [[Girard0114|114]] [3], [[Girard0124|124]] [7], [[Girard0131|131]]) There was a change in personnel before the present letter was written: On 16th May, 1842, Reignier and Comte left the Bay of Islands to go and replace Borjon and Rozet (cf [[Girard0173|doc 173]] [4]. These last two were ordered to go to Port Nicholson (Wellington) “ to set up a station there” (cf [[Girard0178|doc 178]] [3]. Borjon and Brother Justin left Maketu ( and Rozet left Opotiki), but the money sent by Garin to pay for the fare was stolen (cf doc [[Girard0186|186]] [5], [[Girard0222|222]] [2],, [[Girard0247|247]] [3]). From Auckland, Borjon and Brother Deodat embarked for Port Nicholson, but they perished in the tragic shipwreck as we know (cf doc [[Girard0205|205]] [4-5], [[Girard0247|247]] [3]. On 4th June 1842 Comte was already at Maketu with Borjon before Borjon’s departure, (cf doc [[Girard0154|154]] [2] [[Girard0155|155]] [7], [[Girard0157|157]] [8], bBut soon a redistribution of the Bay of Plenty missionaries was planned (cf [[Girard0173|doc 173]] [6]), and Comte was at Opotiki with Reignier before October (cf doc [[Girard0205|205]] [3], [[Girard0209|209]] [36). In 1843, Reignier would be settled at Ohinemutu, the centre of a region including Maketu. (cf supra [20]). </ref> only 8 hours’ walk from Tauranga, where I have a mission-station, at Maketu; </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:5) Maketu (8th station) where I left a priest and a catechist,<ref> Pompalllier carried out his plan at Maketu by placing Father Borjon there with Br Justin on 22nd August 1841 (cf doc [[Girard0129| 129]] [4], see also doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1], [[Girard0114|114]] [3], [[Girard0124|124]] [7], [[Girard0131|131]]) There was a change in personnel before the present letter was written: On 16th May, 1842, Reignier and Comte left the Bay of Islands to go and replace Borjon and Rozet (cf [[Girard0173|doc 173]] [4]. These last two were ordered to go to Port Nicholson (Wellington) “ to set up a station there” (cf [[Girard0178|doc 178]] [3]. Borjon and Brother Justin left Maketu ( and Rozet left Opotiki), but the money sent by Garin to pay for the fare was stolen (cf doc [[Girard0186|186]] [5], [[Girard0222|222]] [2],, [[Girard0247|247]] [3]). From Auckland, Borjon and Brother Deodat embarked for Port Nicholson, but they perished in the tragic shipwreck as we know (cf doc [[Girard0205|205]] [4-5], [[Girard0247|247]] [3]. On 4th June 1842 Comte was already at Maketu with Borjon before Borjon’s departure, (cf doc [[Girard0154|154]] [2] [[Girard0155|155]] [7], [[Girard0157|157]] [8], bBut soon a redistribution of the Bay of Plenty missionaries was planned (cf [[Girard0173|doc 173]] [6]), and Comte was at Opotiki with Reignier before October (cf doc [[Girard0205|205]] [3], [[Girard0209|209]] [36). In 1843, Reignier would be settled at Ohinemutu, the centre of a region including Maketu. (cf supra [20]). </ref> only 8 hours’ walk from Tauranga, where I have a mission-station, at Maketu; </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:6) at Whakatane, from where I left to found the station at Opotiki (9th station), leaving there a priest and a catechist. <ref> Pompallier called in at Whakatane (between Maketu and Opotiki), where he took on board Father Rozet, who had walked from Tauranga with Father Baty; the latter stayed there a few days, before rejoining the others who had come to Opotiki on the mission schooner (cf [[Girard0114|doc 114]] [4]). It was Father Rozet whom the Bishop made responsible for setting up the mission at Opotiki (cf doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1], [[Girard0112|112]] [1], [[Girard0114|114]] [4], [[Girard0129|129]] [8]); however he was short of “a catechist” because the two brothers sent on this journey were already allocated, so Rozet was left on his own. When Father Reignier came to replace him in the middle of 1842, Rozet was sent to Whangaroa, about 45 km northwest of the Bay of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Iislands </del>(cf doc [[Girard0173|173]] [4], [[Girard0205|205]] [3]), a station that Brother Elie was looking after on his own (cf [[Girard0124|doc 124]] [7]). Comte soon went to join Reignier at Opotiki.(cf the preceding footnote). </ref> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:6) at Whakatane, from where I left to found the station at Opotiki (9th station), leaving there a priest and a catechist. <ref> Pompallier called in at Whakatane (between Maketu and Opotiki), where he took on board Father Rozet, who had walked from Tauranga with Father Baty; the latter stayed there a few days, before rejoining the others who had come to Opotiki on the mission schooner (cf [[Girard0114|doc 114]] [4]). It was Father Rozet whom the Bishop made responsible for setting up the mission at Opotiki (cf doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1], [[Girard0112|112]] [1], [[Girard0114|114]] [4], [[Girard0129|129]] [8]); however he was short of “a catechist” because the two brothers sent on this journey were already allocated, so Rozet was left on his own. When Father Reignier came to replace him in the middle of 1842, Rozet was sent to Whangaroa, about 45 km northwest of the Bay of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Islands </ins>(cf doc [[Girard0173|173]] [4], [[Girard0205|205]] [3]), a station that Brother Elie was looking after on his own (cf [[Girard0124|doc 124]] [7]). Comte soon went to join Reignier at Opotiki.(cf the preceding footnote). </ref> </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:7) At Temaia or Terakako (10th station, left in August 1842, for lack of subjects and funds,<ref> Temaia is no doubt Te Mahia (cf [[Girard0111|doc 111]] [5, 13]), also simply known as Mahia, the name still used for this peninsula (cf [[Girard0104|doc 104]] [1]); Terakako, the name given to the peninsula on the maps of this time (cf Sherrin and Wallace p 390, Ross p 93) is attested to, among the documents of the present work, only by Pompallier (here and in [[Girard0110|doc 110]] [4]). It has just been noted that it was Baty who occupied that station up to the 10th July 1842(cf supra [30])); when he left, he was not replaced. </ref> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:7) At Temaia or Terakako (10th station, left in August 1842, for lack of subjects and funds,<ref> Temaia is no doubt Te Mahia (cf [[Girard0111|doc 111]] [5, 13]), also simply known as Mahia, the name still used for this peninsula (cf [[Girard0104|doc 104]] [1]); Terakako, the name given to the peninsula on the maps of this time (cf Sherrin and Wallace p 390, Ross p 93) is attested to, among the documents of the present work, only by Pompallier (here and in [[Girard0110|doc 110]] [4]). It has just been noted that it was Baty who occupied that station up to the 10th July 1842(cf supra [30])); when he left, he was not replaced. </ref> </div></td></tr>
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Three months later, the Bishop appointed Father Tripe to replace Father <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Pèezant </del>(cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [1]). In November 1841, in the course of this same journey, Pompallier confirmed the responsibilities: Tripe (like <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Pèezant </del>before him) to concern himself with the colonists , and Comte to travel among the natives in the locality (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [2], [[Girard0117|117]] [4], but the mission was fruitless, the missionaries demoralised. The colonists ” “showed little interest in religion” (cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [3]) , there was almost no-one at Sunday Mass (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [4], [[Girard0137|137]] [6]. The Maoris in the surrounding area “all offered Methodist worship” (cf [[Girard0070|doc 70]] [1]), they “ seemed to want to have nothing to do with the Catholic religion ([[Girard0117|doc 117]] [4]), also they were few in number, fewer than 200 around Akaroa, a few hundred in other places in the South Island (cf [[Girard0089|doc 89]] [3]). The missionaries were afflicted by other difficulties: lack of material resources, political difficulties with the British authorities as well as the French (cf doc [[Girard0074|74]] [3], [[Girard0090|90]] [1-3], [[Girard0117|117]] [5] [[Girard0137|137]] [5]. They were also discouraged by the hurtful words of Pompallier (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [7 – 9], [[Girard0117|117]] [3], [[Girard0139|139]] [2 -5]. So it was not surprising that Comte left Akaroa on 15 March 1842 to return to the Bay of Islands (cf doc [[Girard0137|137]] [4], [[Girard0154|154]] [1], [[Girard0209|209]] [21]), but would spend a certain amount of time at Opotiki before the present letter was written (cf supra [20]. Several times Tripe asked to be allowed to return to France (cf doc [[Girard0137|137 [1,3, 7], [[Girard0139|139]] [6], [[Girard0202|202]] [2], [[Girard0209|209]] [21, 46]); finally he would leave New Zealand on 5th November 1843 and leave the Society on his return to France (cf a note by Jean Coste, AP M, Egressi, dossier Tripe). Brother Florentin, who wrote to Colin about the continual difficulties of the Brothers, (cf [[Girard0132|doc 132]] [1]), stayed with Tripe until the beginning of 1843(cf [[Girard0209|doc 209]] [16]). </ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:8) at Akaroa, where I have two priests and a catechist, and where a French colony is being founded. <ref>The Akaroa mission had existed since 15th August 1840, when Fathers Pèzant and Comte, and Brother Florentin (<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Jean</ins>-Baptiste Francon) arrived there at the same time as a group of French colonists under the aegis of the Nanto-Bordelaise company, a few days after Captain Owen Stanley had unfurled the British flag (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [1-2], [[Girard0073|73]] [3] [[Girard0080|80]] [2]; cf Jore vol 1, 198-99, vol 2, 94- 95, Sherrin and Wallace p 523- 29, Monfat New Zealand p 188-96). Three months later, the Bishop appointed Father Tripe to replace Father <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Pezant </ins>(cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [1]). In November 1841, in the course of this same journey, Pompallier confirmed the responsibilities: Tripe (like <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Pezant </ins>before him) to concern himself with the colonists , and Comte to travel among the natives in the locality (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [2], [[Girard0117|117]] [4], but the mission was fruitless, the missionaries demoralised. The colonists ” “showed little interest in religion” (cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [3]) , there was almost no-one at Sunday Mass (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [4], [[Girard0137|137]] [6]. The Maoris in the surrounding area “all offered Methodist worship” (cf [[Girard0070|doc 70]] [1]), they “ seemed to want to have nothing to do with the Catholic religion ([[Girard0117|doc 117]] [4]), also they were few in number, fewer than 200 around Akaroa, a few hundred in other places in the South Island (cf [[Girard0089|doc 89]] [3]). The missionaries were afflicted by other difficulties: lack of material resources, political difficulties with the British authorities as well as the French (cf doc [[Girard0074|74]] [3], [[Girard0090|90]] [1-3], [[Girard0117|117]] [5] [[Girard0137|137]] [5]. They were also discouraged by the hurtful words of Pompallier (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [7 – 9], [[Girard0117|117]] [3], [[Girard0139|139]] [2 -5]. So it was not surprising that Comte left Akaroa on 15 March 1842 to return to the Bay of Islands (cf doc [[Girard0137|137]] [4], [[Girard0154|154]] [1], [[Girard0209|209]] [21]), but would spend a certain amount of time at Opotiki before the present letter was written (cf supra [20]. Several times Tripe asked to be allowed to return to France (cf doc [[Girard0137|137<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>[1,3, 7], [[Girard0139|139]] [6], [[Girard0202|202]] [2], [[Girard0209|209]] [21, 46]); finally he would leave New Zealand on 5th November 1843 and leave the Society on his return to France (cf a note by Jean Coste, AP M, Egressi, dossier Tripe). Brother Florentin, who wrote to Colin about the continual difficulties of the Brothers, (cf [[Girard0132|doc 132]] [1]), stayed with Tripe until the beginning of 1843(cf [[Girard0209|doc 209]] [16]). </ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:7) At Temaia or Terakako (10th station, left in August 1842, for lack of subjects and funds,<ref> Temaia is no doubt Te Mahia (cf [[Girard0111|doc 111]] [5, 13]), also simply known as Mahia, the name still used for this peninsula (cf [[Girard0104|doc 104]] [1]); Terakako, the name given to the peninsula on the maps of this time (cf Sherrin and Wallace p 390, Ross p 93) is attested to, among the documents of the present work, only by Pompallier (here and in [[Girard0110|doc 110]] [4]). It has just been noted that it was Baty who occupied that station up to the 10th July 1842(cf supra [30])); when he left, he was not replaced. </ref> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:7) At Temaia or Terakako (10th station, left in August 1842, for lack of subjects and funds,<ref> Temaia is no doubt Te Mahia (cf [[Girard0111|doc 111]] [5, 13]), also simply known as Mahia, the name still used for this peninsula (cf [[Girard0104|doc 104]] [1]); Terakako, the name given to the peninsula on the maps of this time (cf Sherrin and Wallace p 390, Ross p 93) is attested to, among the documents of the present work, only by Pompallier (here and in [[Girard0110|doc 110]] [4]). It has just been noted that it was Baty who occupied that station up to the 10th July 1842(cf supra [30])); when he left, he was not replaced. </ref> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:8) at Akaroa, where I have two priests and a catechist, and where a French colony is being founded. <ref>The Akaroa mission had existed since 15th August 1840, when Fathers Pèzant and Comte, and Brother Florentin (Jjean - Baptiste Francon) arrived there at the same time as a group of French colonists under the aegis of the Nanto-Bordelaise company, a few days after Captain Owen Stanley had unfurled the British flag (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [1-2], [[Girard0073|73]] [3] [[Girard0080|80]] [2]; cf Jore vol 1, 198-99, vol 2, 94- 95, Sherrin and Wallace p 523- 29, Monfat New Zealand p 188-96). Three months later, the Bishop appointed Father Tripe to replace Father Pèezant (cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [1]). In November 1841, in the course of this same journey, Pompallier confirmed the responsibilities: Tripe (like Pèezant before him) to concern himself with the colonists , and Comte to travel among the natives in the locality (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [2], [[Girard0117|117]] [4], but the mission was fruitless, the missionaries demoralised. The colonists ” “showed little interest in religion” (cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [3]) , there was almost no-one at Sunday Mass (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [4], [[Girard0137|137]] [6]. The Maoris in the surrounding area “all offered Methodist worship” (cf [[Girard0070|doc 70]] [1]), they “ seemed to want to have nothing to do with the Catholic religion ([[Girard0117|doc 117]] [4]), also they were few in number, fewer than 200 around Akaroa, a few hundred in other places in the South Island (cf [[Girard0089|doc 89]] [3]). The missionaries were afflicted by other difficulties: lack of material resources, political difficulties with the British authorities as well as the French (cf doc [[Girard0074|74]] [3], [[Girard0090|90]] [1-3], [[Girard0117|117]] [5] [[Girard0137|137]] [5]. They were also discouraged by the hurtful words of Pompallier (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [7 – 9], [[Girard0117|117]] [3], [[Girard0139|139]] [2 -5]. So it was not surprising that Comte left Akaroa on 15 March 1842 to return to the Bay of Islands (cf doc [[Girard0137|137]] [4], [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Girard054</del>|154]] [1], [[Girard0209|209]] [21]), but would spend a certain amount of time at Opotiki before the present letter was written (cf supra [20]. Several times Tripe asked to be allowed to return to France (cf doc [[Girard0137|137 [1,3, 7], [[Girard0139|139]] [6], [[Girard0202|202]] [2], [[Girard0209|209]] [21, 46]); finally he would leave New Zealand on 5th November 1843 and leave the Society on his return to France (cf a note by Jean Coste, AP M, Egressi, dossier Tripe). Brother Florentin, who wrote to Colin about the continual difficulties of the Brothers, (cf [[Girard0132|doc 132]] [1]), stayed with Tripe until the beginning of 1843( cf [[Girard0209|doc 209]] [16]). </ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:8) at Akaroa, where I have two priests and a catechist, and where a French colony is being founded. <ref>The Akaroa mission had existed since 15th August 1840, when Fathers Pèzant and Comte, and Brother Florentin (Jjean - Baptiste Francon) arrived there at the same time as a group of French colonists under the aegis of the Nanto-Bordelaise company, a few days after Captain Owen Stanley had unfurled the British flag (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [1-2], [[Girard0073|73]] [3] [[Girard0080|80]] [2]; cf Jore vol 1, 198-99, vol 2, 94- 95, Sherrin and Wallace p 523- 29, Monfat New Zealand p 188-96). Three months later, the Bishop appointed Father Tripe to replace Father Pèezant (cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [1]). In November 1841, in the course of this same journey, Pompallier confirmed the responsibilities: Tripe (like Pèezant before him) to concern himself with the colonists , and Comte to travel among the natives in the locality (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [2], [[Girard0117|117]] [4], but the mission was fruitless, the missionaries demoralised. The colonists ” “showed little interest in religion” (cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [3]) , there was almost no-one at Sunday Mass (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [4], [[Girard0137|137]] [6]. The Maoris in the surrounding area “all offered Methodist worship” (cf [[Girard0070|doc 70]] [1]), they “ seemed to want to have nothing to do with the Catholic religion ([[Girard0117|doc 117]] [4]), also they were few in number, fewer than 200 around Akaroa, a few hundred in other places in the South Island (cf [[Girard0089|doc 89]] [3]). The missionaries were afflicted by other difficulties: lack of material resources, political difficulties with the British authorities as well as the French (cf doc [[Girard0074|74]] [3], [[Girard0090|90]] [1-3], [[Girard0117|117]] [5] [[Girard0137|137]] [5]. They were also discouraged by the hurtful words of Pompallier (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [7 – 9], [[Girard0117|117]] [3], [[Girard0139|139]] [2 -5]. So it was not surprising that Comte left Akaroa on 15 March 1842 to return to the Bay of Islands (cf doc [[Girard0137|137]] [4], [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Girard0154</ins>|154]] [1], [[Girard0209|209]] [21]), but would spend a certain amount of time at Opotiki before the present letter was written (cf supra [20]. Several times Tripe asked to be allowed to return to France (cf doc [[Girard0137|137 [1,3, 7], [[Girard0139|139]] [6], [[Girard0202|202]] [2], [[Girard0209|209]] [21, 46]); finally he would leave New Zealand on 5th November 1843 and leave the Society on his return to France (cf a note by Jean Coste, AP M, Egressi, dossier Tripe). Brother Florentin, who wrote to Colin about the continual difficulties of the Brothers, (cf [[Girard0132|doc 132]] [1]), stayed with Tripe until the beginning of 1843(cf [[Girard0209|doc 209]] [16]). </ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[Author’s note in the margin]: Then the schooner had to go and be sold in Valparaiso. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[Author’s note in the margin]: Then the schooner had to go and be sold in Valparaiso. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:4) Tauranga, from where I sent to Matamata, near Waikato in the interior, a priest and a catechist (7th station). <ref> Having arrived at Tauranga on 17th August 1841, Pompallier gave in to the urgent requests of the chief Te Mutu and sent <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sèeon </del>to Matamata to evangelise the Waikato tribes; Brother Euloge was with him on two missionary journeys into the interior, after which the latter would go and work with Pèezant at Tauranga ,(cf doc [[Girard0102|102]] [2] ; [[Girard0865|865]] [6-8]. </ref> (31)From Auckland to Matamata is only one day’s walk , and from Matamata to Tauranga the same distance; </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:4) Tauranga, from where I sent to Matamata, near Waikato in the interior, a priest and a catechist (7th station). <ref> Having arrived at Tauranga on 17th August 1841, Pompallier gave in to the urgent requests of the chief Te Mutu and sent <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sèon </ins>to Matamata to evangelise the Waikato tribes; Brother Euloge was with him on two missionary journeys into the interior, after which the latter would go and work with Pèezant at Tauranga ,(cf doc [[Girard0102|102]] [2] ; [[Girard0865|865]] [6-8]. </ref> (31)From Auckland to Matamata is only one day’s walk , and from Matamata to Tauranga the same distance; </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:5) Maketu (8th station) where I left a priest and a catechist (32),<ref> Pompalllier carried out his plan at Maketu by placing Father Borjon there with Br Justin on 22nd August 1841 (cf doc [[Girard0129| 129]] [4], see also doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1], [[Girard0114|114]] [3], [[Girard0124|124]] [7], [[Girard0131|131]]) There was a change in personnel before the present letter was written: On 16th May, 1842, Reignier and Comte left the Bay of Islands to go and replace Borjon and Rozet (cf [[Girard0173|doc 173]] [4]. These last two were ordered to go to Port Nicholson (Wellington) “ to set up a station there” (cf [[Girard0178|doc 178]] [3]. Borjon and Brother Justin left Maketu ( and Rozet left Opotiki), but the money sent by Garin to pay for the fare was stolen (cf doc [[Girard0186|186]] [5], [[Girard0222|222]] [2],, [[Girard0247|247]] [3]). From Auckland, Borjon and Brother Deodat embarked for Port Nicholson, but they perished in the tragic shipwreck as we know (cf doc [[Girard0205|205]] [4-5], [[Girard0247|247]] [3]. On 4th June 1842 Comte was already at Maketu with Borjon before Borjon’s departure, (cf doc [[Girard0154|154]] [2] [[Girard0155|155]] [7], [[Girard0157|157]] [8], bBut soon a redistribution of the Bay of Plenty missionaries was planned (cf [[Girard0173|doc 173]] [6]), and Comte was at Opotiki with Reignier before October (cf doc [[Girard0205|205]] [3], [[Girard0209|209]] [36). In 1843, Reignier would be settled at Ohinemutu, the centre of a region including Maketu. (cf supra [20]). </ref> only 8 hours’ walk from Tauranga, where I have a mission-station, at Maketu; 6) at Whakatane, from where I left to found the station at Opotiki (9th station), leaving there a priest and a catechist. <ref> Pompallier called in at Whakatane (between Maketu and Opotiki), where he took on board Father Rozet, who had walked from Tauranga with Father Baty; the latter stayed there a few days, before rejoining the others who had come to Opotiki on the mission schooner (cf [[Girard0114|doc 114]] [4]). It was Father Rozet whom the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bBishop </del>made responsible for setting up the mission at Opotiki (cf doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1], [[Girard0112|112]] [1], [[Girard0114|114]] [4], [[Girard0129|129]] [8]); however he was short of “a catechist” because the two <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bbrothers </del>sent on this journey were already allocated, so Rozet was left on his own. When Father Reignier came to replace him in the middle of 1842, Rozet was sent to Whangaroa, about 45 km northwest of the Bay of Iislands (cf doc [[Girard0173|173]] [4], [[Girard0205|205]] [3]), a station <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">thaet </del>Brother Elie was looking after on his own (cf [[Girard0124|doc 124]] [7]). Comte soon went to join Reignier at Opotiki.(cf the preceding footnote). </ref> (33) </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:5) Maketu (8th station) where I left a priest and a catechist (32),<ref> Pompalllier carried out his plan at Maketu by placing Father Borjon there with Br Justin on 22nd August 1841 (cf doc [[Girard0129| 129]] [4], see also doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1], [[Girard0114|114]] [3], [[Girard0124|124]] [7], [[Girard0131|131]]) There was a change in personnel before the present letter was written: On 16th May, 1842, Reignier and Comte left the Bay of Islands to go and replace Borjon and Rozet (cf [[Girard0173|doc 173]] [4]. These last two were ordered to go to Port Nicholson (Wellington) “ to set up a station there” (cf [[Girard0178|doc 178]] [3]. Borjon and Brother Justin left Maketu ( and Rozet left Opotiki), but the money sent by Garin to pay for the fare was stolen (cf doc [[Girard0186|186]] [5], [[Girard0222|222]] [2],, [[Girard0247|247]] [3]). From Auckland, Borjon and Brother Deodat embarked for Port Nicholson, but they perished in the tragic shipwreck as we know (cf doc [[Girard0205|205]] [4-5], [[Girard0247|247]] [3]. On 4th June 1842 Comte was already at Maketu with Borjon before Borjon’s departure, (cf doc [[Girard0154|154]] [2] [[Girard0155|155]] [7], [[Girard0157|157]] [8], bBut soon a redistribution of the Bay of Plenty missionaries was planned (cf [[Girard0173|doc 173]] [6]), and Comte was at Opotiki with Reignier before October (cf doc [[Girard0205|205]] [3], [[Girard0209|209]] [36). In 1843, Reignier would be settled at Ohinemutu, the centre of a region including Maketu. (cf supra [20]). </ref> only 8 hours’ walk from Tauranga, where I have a mission-station, at Maketu; </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[Note by the author in the margin]:<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">) </del>From Opotiki to Maketu is about a day and a half’s walk.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:</ins>6) at Whakatane, from where I left to found the station at Opotiki (9th station), leaving there a priest and a catechist. <ref> Pompallier called in at Whakatane (between Maketu and Opotiki), where he took on board Father Rozet, who had walked from Tauranga with Father Baty; the latter stayed there a few days, before rejoining the others who had come to Opotiki on the mission schooner (cf [[Girard0114|doc 114]] [4]). It was Father Rozet whom the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bishop </ins>made responsible for setting up the mission at Opotiki (cf doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1], [[Girard0112|112]] [1], [[Girard0114|114]] [4], [[Girard0129|129]] [8]); however he was short of “a catechist” because the two <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">brothers </ins>sent on this journey were already allocated, so Rozet was left on his own. When Father Reignier came to replace him in the middle of 1842, Rozet was sent to Whangaroa, about 45 km northwest of the Bay of Iislands (cf doc [[Girard0173|173]] [4], [[Girard0205|205]] [3]), a station <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that </ins>Brother Elie was looking after on his own (cf [[Girard0124|doc 124]] [7]). Comte soon went to join Reignier at Opotiki.(cf the preceding footnote). </ref> (33) </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[Note by the author in the margin]: From Opotiki to Maketu is about a day and a half’s walk.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:7) At Temaia or Terakako (10th station, left in August 1842, for lack of subjects and funds (34),<ref> Temaia is no doubt Te Mahia (cf [[Girard0111|doc 111]] [5, 13]), also simply known as Mahia, the name still used for this peninsula (cf [[Girard0104|doc 104]] [1]); Terakako, the name given to the peninsula on the maps of this time (cf Sherrin and Wallace p 390, Ross p 93) is attested to, among the documents of the present work, only by Pompallier (here and in [[Girard0110|doc 110]] [4]). It has just been noted that it was Baty who occupied that station up to the 10th July 1842(cf supra [30])); when he left, he was not replaced. </ref> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:7) At Temaia or Terakako (10th station, left in August 1842, for lack of subjects and funds (34),<ref> Temaia is no doubt Te Mahia (cf [[Girard0111|doc 111]] [5, 13]), also simply known as Mahia, the name still used for this peninsula (cf [[Girard0104|doc 104]] [1]); Terakako, the name given to the peninsula on the maps of this time (cf Sherrin and Wallace p 390, Ross p 93) is attested to, among the documents of the present work, only by Pompallier (here and in [[Girard0110|doc 110]] [4]). It has just been noted that it was Baty who occupied that station up to the 10th July 1842(cf supra [30])); when he left, he was not replaced. </ref> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:8) at Akaroa, where I have two priests and a catechist, and where a French colony is being founded. <ref>The Akaroa mission had existed since 15th August 1840, when Fathers Pèzant and Comte, and Brother Florentin (Jjean - Baptiste Francon) arrived there at the same time as a group of French colonists under the aegis of the Nanto-Bordelaise company, a few days after Captain Owen Stanley had unfurled the British flag (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [1-2], [[Girard0073|73]] [3] [[Girard0080|80]] [2]; cf Jore vol 1, 198-99, vol 2, 94- 95, Sherrin and Wallace p 523- 29, Monfat New Zealand p 188-96). Three months later, the Bishop appointed Father Tripe to replace Father Pèezant (cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [1]). In November 1841, in the course of this same journey, Pompallier confirmed the responsibilities: Tripe (like Pèezant before him) to concern himself with the colonists , and Comte to travel among the natives in the locality (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [2], [[Girard0117|117]] [4], but the mission was fruitless, the missionaries demoralised. The colonists ” “showed little interest in religion” (cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [3]) , there was almost no-one at Sunday Mass (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [4], [[Girard0137|137]] [6]. The Maoris in the surrounding area “all offered Methodist worship” (cf [[Girard0070|doc 70]] [1]), they “ seemed to want to have nothing to do with the Catholic religion ([[Girard0117|doc 117]] [4]), also they were few in number, fewer than 200 around Akaroa, a few hundred in other places in the South Island (cf [[Girard0089|doc 89]] [3]). The missionaries were afflicted by other difficulties: lack of material resources, political difficulties with the British authorities as well as the French (cf doc [[Girard0074|74]] [3], [[Girard0090|90]] [1-3], [[Girard0117|117]] [5] [[Girard0137|137]] [5]. They were also discouraged by the hurtful words of Pompallier (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [7 – 9], [[Girard0117|117]] [3], [[Girard0139|139]] [2 -5]. So it was not surprising that Comte left Akaroa on 15 March 1842 to return to the Bay of Islands (cf doc [[Girard0137|137]] [4], [[Girard054|154]] [1], [[Girard0209|209]] [21]), but would spend a certain amount of time at Opotiki before the present letter was written (cf supra [20]. Several times Tripe asked to be allowed to return to France (cf doc [[Girard0137|137 [1,3, 7], [[Girard0139|139]] [6], [[Girard0202|202]] [2], [[Girard0209|209]] [21, 46]); finally he would leave New Zealand on 5th November 1843 and leave the Society on his return to France (cf a note by Jean Coste, AP M, Egressi, dossier Tripe). Brother Florentin, who wrote to Colin about the continual difficulties of the Brothers, (cf [[Girard0132|doc 132]] [1]), stayed with Tripe until the beginning of 1843( cf [[Girard0209|doc 209]] [16]). </ref> (35)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:8) at Akaroa, where I have two priests and a catechist, and where a French colony is being founded. <ref>The Akaroa mission had existed since 15th August 1840, when Fathers Pèzant and Comte, and Brother Florentin (Jjean - Baptiste Francon) arrived there at the same time as a group of French colonists under the aegis of the Nanto-Bordelaise company, a few days after Captain Owen Stanley had unfurled the British flag (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [1-2], [[Girard0073|73]] [3] [[Girard0080|80]] [2]; cf Jore vol 1, 198-99, vol 2, 94- 95, Sherrin and Wallace p 523- 29, Monfat New Zealand p 188-96). Three months later, the Bishop appointed Father Tripe to replace Father Pèezant (cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [1]). In November 1841, in the course of this same journey, Pompallier confirmed the responsibilities: Tripe (like Pèezant before him) to concern himself with the colonists , and Comte to travel among the natives in the locality (cf doc [[Girard0070|70]] [2], [[Girard0117|117]] [4], but the mission was fruitless, the missionaries demoralised. The colonists ” “showed little interest in religion” (cf [[Girard0078|doc 78]] [3]) , there was almost no-one at Sunday Mass (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [4], [[Girard0137|137]] [6]. The Maoris in the surrounding area “all offered Methodist worship” (cf [[Girard0070|doc 70]] [1]), they “ seemed to want to have nothing to do with the Catholic religion ([[Girard0117|doc 117]] [4]), also they were few in number, fewer than 200 around Akaroa, a few hundred in other places in the South Island (cf [[Girard0089|doc 89]] [3]). The missionaries were afflicted by other difficulties: lack of material resources, political difficulties with the British authorities as well as the French (cf doc [[Girard0074|74]] [3], [[Girard0090|90]] [1-3], [[Girard0117|117]] [5] [[Girard0137|137]] [5]. They were also discouraged by the hurtful words of Pompallier (cf doc [[Girard0089|89]] [7 – 9], [[Girard0117|117]] [3], [[Girard0139|139]] [2 -5]. So it was not surprising that Comte left Akaroa on 15 March 1842 to return to the Bay of Islands (cf doc [[Girard0137|137]] [4], [[Girard054|154]] [1], [[Girard0209|209]] [21]), but would spend a certain amount of time at Opotiki before the present letter was written (cf supra [20]. Several times Tripe asked to be allowed to return to France (cf doc [[Girard0137|137 [1,3, 7], [[Girard0139|139]] [6], [[Girard0202|202]] [2], [[Girard0209|209]] [21, 46]); finally he would leave New Zealand on 5th November 1843 and leave the Society on his return to France (cf a note by Jean Coste, AP M, Egressi, dossier Tripe). Brother Florentin, who wrote to Colin about the continual difficulties of the Brothers, (cf [[Girard0132|doc 132]] [1]), stayed with Tripe until the beginning of 1843( cf [[Girard0209|doc 209]] [16]). </ref> (35)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Alas!! the new tree of this Church, battered by the storm of tribulation and worn out by a desolating drought, has seen some of its branches break, and almost all wither. But, to my surprise, it is still upright, and it is not a minor miracle! Anyway, here is a little list of the circumstances which will show the cause of the evils that have come on us, and the effects that had to result from them. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Alas!! the new tree of this Church, battered by the storm of tribulation and worn out by a desolating drought, has seen some of its branches break, and almost all wither. But, to my surprise, it is still upright, and it is not a minor miracle! Anyway, here is a little list of the circumstances which will show the cause of the evils that have come on us, and the effects that had to result from them. </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[21]: In July 1840, having received , with two priests and two Brothers, a sum of 25, 000 francs which they brought me from the allocations of the Propagation of the Faith, a French captain of a whaling vessel which had put in at the Bay of Islands who had 10 ten thousand francs to exchange for paper drawn on France, suggested to me that I accept them on that condition and I accepted. As I received at the same time some letters in which I was informed, in reply to those I had written, that you were in strong agreement, gentlemen, that I buy a vessel for the service of myu mission, I made haste, at that time when I had funds for that, to buy the brig – -schooner ''Atlas'' which I renamed '' “Sancta Maria''”. That vessel was 135 tons and American – -built; it cost 23, 000 francs and a few more ( 925 pounds sterling) but it had neither copper<ref> Sheathing for the hull? Trans. note- translator’s note</ref> nor furnishings for the crew’s use; It lacked as well a replacement set of sails, a certain amount of cordage and other things needed so it could be put to sea for some consecutive months. All the needed repairs soon cost me ten thousand francs, but I knew that my allocations for 1839 were hardly drawn on, and especially that those of 1840 could not be in any way so. As well, as I had already said in correspondence that this ship would cost me 18 to 19,000 francs a year to maintain, I expected some help as a result of this new expense and its regular use. But eleven months passed without my drawing anything. God forbid that I wish to criticise anyone here! I adore the impenetrable designs of the Lord, being firmly convinced of the goodwill of the protectors and benefactors of our works.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[21]: In July 1840, having received , with two priests and two Brothers, a sum of 25, 000 francs which they brought me from the allocations of the Propagation of the Faith, a French captain of a whaling vessel which had put in at the Bay of Islands who had 10 ten thousand francs to exchange for paper drawn on France, suggested to me that I accept them on that condition and I accepted. As I received at the same time some letters in which I was informed, in reply to those I had written, that you were in strong agreement, gentlemen, that I buy a vessel for the service of myu mission, I made haste, at that time when I had funds for that, to buy the brig – -schooner ''Atlas'' which I renamed '' “Sancta Maria''”. That vessel was 135 tons and American – -built; it cost 23, 000 francs and a few more ( 925 pounds sterling) but it had neither copper<ref> Sheathing for the hull? Trans. note- translator’s note</ref> nor furnishings for the crew’s use; It lacked as well a replacement set of sails, a certain amount of cordage and other things needed so it could be put to sea for some consecutive months. All the needed repairs soon cost me ten thousand francs, but I knew that my allocations for 1839 were hardly drawn on, and especially that those of 1840 could not be in any way so. As well, as I had already said in correspondence that this ship would cost me 18 to 19,000 francs a year to maintain, I expected some help as a result of this new expense and its regular use. But eleven months passed without my drawing anything. God forbid that I wish to criticise anyone here! I adore the impenetrable designs of the Lord, being firmly convinced of the goodwill of the protectors and benefactors of our works.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>; <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>[22]: In June 1841 I already had a lot of debts, for about twenty thousand francs at least. The maintenance of the ship for eleven months cost more than 16, 000 francs. At that time, June 1841, I had the great joy of receiving 12 new subjects from the Society of Mary and two good printing presses, but at the same time a sword – thrust pierced my heart when I found that 35, 000 francs of the allocations for this mission which my new missionaries had been responsible for bringing to me had been taken from us in London by the failure of Wright’s bank. I didn’t make a great show of my suffering in the presence of all my people, so as not to discourage them. There were only me, alone, and two of my pro-vicars who were aware of the poor state of our affairs, because I was brought only 7, 000 francs. Fortunately, in a letter for my mission, I was told that (in spite of the event of the bank -failure) I could draw on Lyons some </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[22]: In June 1841 I already had a lot of debts, for about twenty thousand francs at least. The maintenance of the ship for eleven months cost more than 16, 000 francs. At that time, June 1841, I had the great joy of receiving 12 new subjects from the Society of Mary and two good printing presses, but at the same time a sword – thrust pierced my heart when I found that 35, 000 francs of the allocations for this mission which my new missionaries had been responsible for bringing to me had been taken from us in London by the failure of Wright’s bank. I didn’t make a great show of my suffering in the presence of all my people, so as not to discourage them. There were only me, alone, and two of my pro-vicars who were aware of the poor state of our affairs, because I was brought only 7, 000 francs. Fortunately, in a letter for my mission, I was told that (in spite of the event of the bank -failure) I could draw on Lyons some drafts for the purchase of the ship which I had spoken about earlier, and which no-one yet knew had been bought by me. I profited by this freedom and possibility to [try to] get myself out of this situation, but the difficulty was finding money to borrow in this country so new in capital. Providence came to help me in this matter. In this country I have the confidence and esteem, not only of Catholic families, who are generally poor, but also of well-off Protestant businessmen. The directors of the bank at Kororareka, who are all Protestants, but devoted and friendly to me personally, got for me drafts for about 35, 000 francs(26) .<ref> See the letter of 19th June 1841, of which Pompallier sent 4 copies, in which he speaks about “three letters of exchange”, signalling borrowings adding up to “30 000 francs” ([[Girard0100|doc 100]] [4]) </ref> This arrangement fended off the disappearance of my property in this mission, and all the disastrous consequences for religion which were going to follow it. I could still carry on the administration for 5 or 6 months. Anyway I would have sold without delay, or at least after a few months, the mission ship, whose cost was so burdensome for me, if I hadn’t been told by my newly arrived missionaries that every three months funds were going to be sent to me from Lyons to fend off the blow that had just been given to our property (27).<ref>Cf [[Girard0100|doc 100]] [5].</ref></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>drafts for the purchase of the ship which I had spoken about earlier, and which no-one yet knew had been bought by me. I profited by this freedom and possibility to [try to] get myself out of this situation, but the difficulty was finding money to borrow in this country so new in capital. Providence came to help me in this matter. In this country I have the confidence and esteem, not only of Catholic families, who are generally poor, but also of well-off Protestant businessmen. The directors of the bank at Kororareka, who are all Protestants, but devoted and friendly to me personally, got for me drafts for about 35, 000 francs(26) .<ref> See the letter of 19th June 1841, of which Pompallier sent 4 copies, in which he speaks about “three letters of exchange”, signalling borrowings adding up to “30 000 francs” ([[Girard0100|doc 100]] [4]) </ref> This arrangement fended off the disappearance of my property in this mission, and all the disastrous consequences for religion which were going to follow it. I could still carry on the administration for 5 or 6 months. Anyway I would have sold without delay, or at least after a few months, the mission ship, whose cost was so burdensome for me, if I hadn’t been told by my newly arrived missionaries that every three months funds were going to be sent to me from Lyons to fend off the blow that had just been given to our property (27).<ref>Cf [[Girard0100|doc 100]] [5].</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[23]: At that time I still had near my house three tribal chiefs with several of their people who had to wait several weeks, the effect of the hopes I had inspired in them in them of soon having some of my priests to teach them with their people. Those chiefs were from the south-east harbours of this North Island, and 80, 100 and 150 leagues away from the Bay of Islands. Already the tribes everywhere were greatly annoyed that they were not being helped with instruction as they wanted to be. So at that time I was only thinking of quickly preparing a little expedition to maintain them in the catechumenate of the Catholic Church. After a month, my priests having learned the grammatical rules of the New Zealand language, and the lists of words with the written sheets of teaching, the people forced me to give the priests to them, telling me that they would make themselves responsible for teaching them their language.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>; <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>[23]: At that time I still had near my house three tribal chiefs with several of their people who had to wait several weeks, the effect of the hopes I had inspired in them in them of soon having some of my priests to teach them with their people. Those chiefs were from the south-east harbours of this North Island, and 80, 100 and 150 leagues away from the Bay of Islands. Already the tribes everywhere were greatly annoyed that they were not being helped with instruction as they wanted to be. So at that time I was only thinking of quickly preparing a little expedition to maintain them in the catechumenate of the Catholic Church. After a month, my priests having learned the grammatical rules of the New Zealand language, and the lists of words with the written sheets of teaching, the people forced me to give the priests to them, telling me that they would make themselves responsible for teaching them their language.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>; [24]: So I had the ''Sancta Maria'' fitted out, the Cathollic flag raised; I soon went on board with my four new priests and two experienced men, and as well, the chiefs and their people who had come from so far away to ask me for priests from the ''trunk'' <ref>“trunk Church” - Pompallier has in mind a large chart frequently used by the Catholic missionaries at this time, showing the Catholic Church as the trunk of a large tree, from which cut-off branches represented all the non-Catholic churches - translator’s note</ref> church, from the mother Church (28).<ref> This paragraph describes Pompallier’s voyage with his missionaries along the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand to Akaroa in the South Island, which began on 23rd July 1841 (cf doc [[Girard0111|111]] [4], [[Girard0114|114]] [3]). No doubt the author wants to give a summary of it, but he leaves plans to be imagined alongside those actually carried out in 1841 and 1842. In the same way, among the documents which speak about this same voyage, a distinction has to be made between those of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Épalle </ins>and Garin, who only knew of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bishop’s </ins>intentions (cf doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1-2], [[Girard0111|111]] [4-6]), and those of Baty, Borjon and Pèzant, who describe the lived experiences (cf doc [[Girard0114|114]] [3-4,] [[Girard0129|129]] [3-4 and 7; [[Girard0866|866]] [6-7]). So, Pompallier follows the notes of his plan when he says that he embarked with six priests; in fact, he decided just before he left, to leave FatherFr Garin at the Bay of Islands (cf doc [[Girard0111|111]] [4]). It is known that Pompallier took with him the “experienced” fFathersrs Viard and Baty and the “new” Fratherss Séeon, Borjon and Rozet, and Brothers Justin (ÉEtienne Perret) and Euloge (Antoine Chabany). These last five had arrived on 15th June 1841(cf doc [[Girard0103|103]] [1], [[Girard0111|111]] [4] and [[Girard0114|114]] [3]. </ref> During this voyage I called at 1) Marion Harbour<ref> Marion Harbour is the Bay of Iislands (cf Salmond p 374, 377, 393- 94, 404). According to charts made in 1772, by the crew of Marc- Joseph Marion, Sieur du Fresne, commander of the ''Mascarin'' and the ''Marquis de Castries'', the name “Marion Harbour” was given to the Bay of Iislands, where the two French vessels anchored for two months, and where the commander and 24 other Frenchmen were massacred on the 12/ 13 June 1772. Pompallier, in an earlier letter, followed Peter Dillon, a less certain source, in saying that it was at Parua Bay (near Whangarei, south-east of the Bay of Islands,) that the French were massacred ( cf [[Girard0058|doc 58]] [5]; Dunmore, vol 1, p 184 – 189; Sherrin and Wallace p 63;; Ollivier, p1, 11-12, 28 – 29, 176 – 187, 295 -299, 383 -386). </ref> (29), 2) Waitemata or Auckland Harbour, where I destined a priest and a catechist (6th station), <ref> In his letter of 10 Sep 1841, Pompallier lists the Auckland station among those he “was able to establish”(cf doc [[Girard0110|110]] [4]), but Fr Baty, whom he had “destined for Auckland” (doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1, 4]; cf doc [[Girard0124|124]],[7], [[Girard0166|166]] [6]) was left at Te Auroa (Mahia) on 30th September(cf doc [[Girard0111|111]] [5], [[Girard0113|113]] [1], [[Girard0114|114]] [2 – 9], [[Girard0232|232]] [5-30), and would stay there until 10th July 1842 (cf doc [[Girard0216|216]] [2], [[Girard0233|233]], [13]. It was only in Jully 1842 that Father Forest and Brother Deodat (Jean Villemagne) set up the Auckland mission – station (cf doc [[Girard0178|178]] [2], [[Girard0186|186]] [5], [[Girard0205|205]] [13]; Baty would rejoin Forest in Auckland at the end of July, 1842 (cf [[Girard0186|doc 186]] [5]), but his presence was only temporary, because he went back to the Bay of Islands on 24th August (cf doc [[Girard0194|194]] [8], [[Girard0216|216]] [1]. In October 1842 Father Petit-Jean would replace Forest (cf [[Girard0202|doc 202]] [2]) and Brother Colomb (Pierre Ponçcet) is found there (cf doc [[Girard0202|202]] [2], [[Girard0205|205]] [11], [[Girard0209|209]] [31], in the place of Brother Deodat, who left on 1st August with Father Borjon for Wellington, but the two last – mentioned met death in a shipwreck on the way (cf doc [[Girard0205|205]] [4-5], [[Girard0215|215]] [1], [[Girard0222|222]], [2], [[Girard0247|247]] [3].</ref> (30), 3) Coromandel Harbour, where I visited some tribes in these places, who had been catechumens for more than a year, 4) Tauranga, from where I sent to Matamata, near Waikato in the interior, a priest and a catechist (7th station). <ref> Having arrived at Tauranga on 17th August 1841, Pompallier gave in to the urgent requests of the chief Te Mutu and sent Sèeon to Matamata to evangelise the Waikato tribes; Brother Euloge was with him on two missionary journeys into the interior, after which the latter would go and work with Pèezant at Tauranga ,(cf doc [[Girard0102|102]] [2] ; [[Girard0865|865]] [6-8]. </ref> (31)From Auckland to Matamata is only one day’s walk , and from Matamata to Tauranga the same distance; 5) Maketu </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[p 428] </del> During this voyage I called at 1) Marion Harbour<ref> Marion Harbour is the Bay of Iislands (cf Salmond p 374, 377, 393- 94, 404). According to charts made in 1772, by the crew of Marc- Joseph Marion, Sieur du Fresne, commander of the ''Mascarin'' and the ''Marquis de Castries'', the name “Marion Harbour” was given to the Bay of Iislands, where the two French vessels anchored for two months, and where the commander and 24 other Frenchmen were massacred on the 12/ 13 June 1772. Pompallier, in an earlier letter, followed Peter Dillon, a less certain source, in saying that it was at Parua Bay (near Whangarei, south-east of the Bay of Islands,) that the French were massacred ( cf [[Girard0058|doc 58]] [5]; Dunmore, vol 1, p 184 – 189; Sherrin and Wallace p 63;; Ollivier, p1, 11-12, 28 – 29, 176 – 187, 295 -299, 383 -386). </ref> (29), 2) Waitemata or Auckland Harbour, where I destined a priest and a catechist (6th station), <ref> In his letter of 10 Sep 1841, Pompallier lists the Auckland station among those he “was able to establish”(cf doc [[Girard0110|110]] [4]), but Fr Baty, whom he had “destined for Auckland” (doc [[Girard0104|104]] [1, 4]; cf doc [[Girard0124|124]],[7], [[Girard0166|166]] [6]) was left at Te Auroa (Mahia) on 30th September(cf doc [[Girard0111|111]] [5], [[Girard0113|113]] [1], [[Girard0114|114]] [2 – 9], [[Girard0232|232]] [5-30), and would stay there until 10th July 1842 (cf doc [[Girard0216|216]] [2], [[Girard0233|233]], [13]. It was only in Jully 1842 that Father Forest and Brother Deodat (Jean Villemagne) set up the Auckland mission – station (cf doc [[Girard0178|178]] [2], [[Girard0186|186]] [5], [[Girard0205|205]] [13]; Baty would rejoin Forest in Auckland at the end of July, 1842 (cf [[Girard0186|doc 186]] [5]), but his presence was only temporary, because he went back to the Bay of Islands on 24th August (cf doc [[Girard0194|194]] [8], [[Girard0216|216]] [1]. In October 1842 Father Petit-Jean would replace Forest (cf [[Girard0202|doc 202]] [2]) and Brother Colomb (Pierre Ponçcet) is found there (cf doc [[Girard0202|202]] [2], [[Girard0205|205]] [11], [[Girard0209|209]] [31], in the place of Brother Deodat, who left on 1st August with Father Borjon for Wellington, but the two last – mentioned met death in a shipwreck on the way (cf doc [[Girard0205|205]] [4-5], [[Girard0215|215]] [1], [[Girard0222|222]], [2], [[Girard0247|247]] [3].</ref> (30), 3) Coromandel Harbour, where I visited some tribes in these places, who had been catechumens for more than a year, 4) Tauranga, from where I sent to Matamata, near Waikato in the interior, a priest and a catechist (7th station). <ref> Having arrived at Tauranga on 17th August 1841, Pompallier gave in to the urgent requests of the chief Te Mutu and sent Sèeon to Matamata to evangelise the Waikato tribes; Brother Euloge was with him on two missionary journeys into the interior, after which the latter would go and work with Pèezant at Tauranga ,(cf doc [[Girard0102|102]] [2] ; [[Girard0865|865]] [6-8]. </ref> (31)From Auckland to Matamata is only one day’s walk , and from Matamata to Tauranga the same distance; 5) Maketu </div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[Author’s note in margin]: The difficulty of building a house to get our presses going prevented us from having books circulated to the natives, not a small cause of defection s. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[Author’s note in margin]: The difficulty of building a house to get our presses going prevented us from having books circulated to the natives, not a small cause of defection s. </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Alas!! the new tree of this Church, battered by the storm of tribulation and worn out by a desolating drought, has seen some of its branches break, and almost all wither. But, to my surprise, it is still upright, and it is not a minor miracle! Anyway, here is a little list of the circumstances which will show the cause of the evils that have come on us, and the effects that had to result from them. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Alas!! the new tree of this Church, battered by the storm of tribulation and worn out by a desolating drought, has seen some of its branches break, and almost all wither. But, to my surprise, it is still upright, and it is not a minor miracle! Anyway, here is a little list of the circumstances which will show the cause of the evils that have come on us, and the effects that had to result from them. </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[21]: In July 1840, having received , with two priests and two Brothers, a sum of 25, 000 francs which they brought me from the allocations of the Propagation of the Faith, a French captain of a whaling vessel which had put in at the Bay of Islands who had 10 ten thousand francs to exchange for paper drawn on France, suggested to me that I accept them on that condition and I accepted. As I received at the same time some letters in which I was informed, in reply to those I had written, that you were in strong agreement, gentlemen, that I buy a vessel for the service of myu mission, I made haste, at that time when I had funds for that, to buy the brig – -schooner ''Atlas'' which I renamed '' “Sancta Maria''”. That vessel was 135 tons and American – -built; it cost 23, 000 francs and a few more ( 925 pounds sterling) but it had neither copper<ref> Sheathing for the hull? Trans. note- translator’s note</ref> nor furnishings for the crew’s use; <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">iIt </del>lacked as well a replacement set of sails, a certain amount of cordage and other things needed so it could be put to sea for some consecutive months. All the needed repairs soon cost me ten thousand francs, but I knew that my allocations for 1839 were hardly drawn on, and especially that those of 1840 could not be in any way so. As well, as I had already said in correspondence that this ship would cost me 18 to 19,000 francs a year to maintain, I expected some help as a result of this new expense and its regular use. But eleven months passed without my drawing anything. God forbid that I wish to criticise anyone here! I adore the impenetrable designs of the Lord, being firmly convinced of the goodwill of the protectors and benefactors of our works.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>;[21]: In July 1840, having received , with two priests and two Brothers, a sum of 25, 000 francs which they brought me from the allocations of the Propagation of the Faith, a French captain of a whaling vessel which had put in at the Bay of Islands who had 10 ten thousand francs to exchange for paper drawn on France, suggested to me that I accept them on that condition and I accepted. As I received at the same time some letters in which I was informed, in reply to those I had written, that you were in strong agreement, gentlemen, that I buy a vessel for the service of myu mission, I made haste, at that time when I had funds for that, to buy the brig – -schooner ''Atlas'' which I renamed '' “Sancta Maria''”. That vessel was 135 tons and American – -built; it cost 23, 000 francs and a few more ( 925 pounds sterling) but it had neither copper<ref> Sheathing for the hull? Trans. note- translator’s note</ref> nor furnishings for the crew’s use; <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It </ins>lacked as well a replacement set of sails, a certain amount of cordage and other things needed so it could be put to sea for some consecutive months. All the needed repairs soon cost me ten thousand francs, but I knew that my allocations for 1839 were hardly drawn on, and especially that those of 1840 could not be in any way so. As well, as I had already said in correspondence that this ship would cost me 18 to 19,000 francs a year to maintain, I expected some help as a result of this new expense and its regular use. But eleven months passed without my drawing anything. God forbid that I wish to criticise anyone here! I adore the impenetrable designs of the Lord, being firmly convinced of the goodwill of the protectors and benefactors of our works.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>; [22]: In June 1841 I already had a lot of debts, for about twenty thousand francs at least. The maintenance of the ship for eleven months cost more than 16, 000 francs. At that time, June 1841, I had the great joy of receiving 12 new subjects from the Society of Mary and two good printing presses, but at the same time a sword – thrust pierced my heart when I found that 35, 000 francs of the allocations for this mission which my new missionaries had been responsible for bringing to me had been taken from us in London by the failure of Wright’s bank. I didn’t make a great show of my suffering in the presence of all my people, so as not to discourage them. There were only me, alone, and two of my pro-vicars who were aware of the poor state of our affairs, because I was brought only 7, 000 francs. Fortunately, in a letter for my mission, I was told that (in spite of the event of the bank -failure) I could draw on Lyons some </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>; [22]: In June 1841 I already had a lot of debts, for about twenty thousand francs at least. The maintenance of the ship for eleven months cost more than 16, 000 francs. At that time, June 1841, I had the great joy of receiving 12 new subjects from the Society of Mary and two good printing presses, but at the same time a sword – thrust pierced my heart when I found that 35, 000 francs of the allocations for this mission which my new missionaries had been responsible for bringing to me had been taken from us in London by the failure of Wright’s bank. I didn’t make a great show of my suffering in the presence of all my people, so as not to discourage them. There were only me, alone, and two of my pro-vicars who were aware of the poor state of our affairs, because I was brought only 7, 000 francs. Fortunately, in a letter for my mission, I was told that (in spite of the event of the bank -failure) I could draw on Lyons some </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>drafts for the purchase of the ship which I had spoken about earlier, and which no-one yet knew had been bought by me. I profited by this freedom and possibility to [try to] get myself out of this situation, but the difficulty was finding money to borrow in this country so new in capital. Providence came to help me in this matter. In this country I have the confidence and esteem, not only of Catholic families, who are generally poor, but also of well-off Protestant businessmen. The directors of the bank at Kororareka, who are all Protestants, but devoted and friendly to me personally, got for me drafts for about 35, 000 francs(26) .<ref> See the letter of 19th June 1841, of which Pompallier sent 4 copies, in which he speaks about “three letters of exchange”, signalling borrowings adding up to “30 000 francs” ([[Girard0100|doc 100]] [4]) </ref> This arrangement fended off the disappearance of my property in this mission, and all the disastrous consequences for religion which were going to follow it. I could still carry on the administration for 5 or 6 months. Anyway I would have sold without delay, or at least after a few months, the mission ship, whose cost was so burdensome for me, if I hadn’t been told by my newly arrived missionaries that every three months funds were going to be sent to me from Lyons to fend off the blow that had just been given to our property (27).<ref>Cf [[Girard0100|doc 100]] [5].</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>drafts for the purchase of the ship which I had spoken about earlier, and which no-one yet knew had been bought by me. I profited by this freedom and possibility to [try to] get myself out of this situation, but the difficulty was finding money to borrow in this country so new in capital. Providence came to help me in this matter. In this country I have the confidence and esteem, not only of Catholic families, who are generally poor, but also of well-off Protestant businessmen. The directors of the bank at Kororareka, who are all Protestants, but devoted and friendly to me personally, got for me drafts for about 35, 000 francs(26) .<ref> See the letter of 19th June 1841, of which Pompallier sent 4 copies, in which he speaks about “three letters of exchange”, signalling borrowings adding up to “30 000 francs” ([[Girard0100|doc 100]] [4]) </ref> This arrangement fended off the disappearance of my property in this mission, and all the disastrous consequences for religion which were going to follow it. I could still carry on the administration for 5 or 6 months. Anyway I would have sold without delay, or at least after a few months, the mission ship, whose cost was so burdensome for me, if I hadn’t been told by my newly arrived missionaries that every three months funds were going to be sent to me from Lyons to fend off the blow that had just been given to our property (27).<ref>Cf [[Girard0100|doc 100]] [5].</ref></div></td></tr>
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