HD1:050-51
HD1/50-51
AMDG et DGH
Wellington 4 March 1895
My very dear Father
The latest account from Fr Hervier, which I have just received, allows me at last to submit to you all your assets and liabilities.
We have to begin with the accounts of 1892 (July – September) and of 1893, which Fr Leferrier had not received or entered up before his departure, and which he gave me the responsibility of going through. So here it is:
| Accounts for July – September ’92 | ||
| Liability: Moiguo/a? Splendours of the Faith | 74 | 70 |
| Accounts for Jan – June ’93 | ||
| Subscription to The Echo of Fourvière | 8 | 00 |
| Accounts for July – September ’93 | ||
| Asset – gift? [donné] to Father Hervier by you | 1350 | 00 |
| Liabilities – six candlesticks, etc 129.00 | ||
| - sending a box No.3287 15.05 | 144 | 05 |
| Accounts for Oct – Dec 1893 | ||
| Liabilities | ||
| ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Benziger | 110 | 00 |
| ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Herder | 150 | 00 |
| 1 box of pens | 2 | 00 |
| 1 soutane, clerical overcoat | 134 | 00 |
| Laced boots | 11 | 00 |
| Binding [covering?] for a Bible | 3 | 50 |
| Photographs ? [clichés] Herder | 16 | 85 |
| “ “ “ | 73 | 25 |
| Renting of the photographs? [clichés] of Fr ??? | 41 | 05 |
| [total] | 548 | 65 |
| Accounts for Jan – March ’94 | ||
| Assets: | Fr | C |
| Received from M..rs? H | 50 | 00 |
| Received from Mrs X for transport of a box No.3400 | 3 | 15 |
| Received from you on your account by Fr Hervier | 830 | 00 |
| Total: | 883 | 25 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Supply of underwear | 100 | 00 |
| Repair of umbrella | 7 | 75 |
| 500 copies of Ko Te Catechi… | 1425 | 00 |
| Binding of 1000 copies of ???? | 423 | 70 |
| Binding (gilt-edged) of 25 copies | 21 | 55 |
| Subscription to the Echo of Fourvière | 8 | 00 |
| Sending a box No. 3400 | 32 | 75 |
| Sending a box No. 3438 | 11 | 90 |
| Total: | 2080 | 65 |
| Accounts for April – June ’94 | ||
| Assets: | ||
| Received from transport of a statue | 1??? | |
| Liabilities: | ||
| Fr | C | |
| Fr | C | |
| Fr | C | |
| Fr | C |
Sent to you in cash 300 00
Sent to you for ? ? ? 100 00
36 portraits 36 00
Binding of Gospels 4 00
A ramette poulet? 2 75
3000 ? ? ? 1770 00
750 bindings 525 00
Postage for 8 copies 2 80
Sending boxes No. 3464/5 100 60
Total: 2841 15
Accounts for July – Sept ’94
Assets:
Gift from the Propagation of the Faith 500 00
Gift from the Propagation of the Faith 300 00
800 00
Liabilities:
Received by you in cash 25 00
Purchasing trips 300 00
Transport 0 80
? ? ? purchases 9 50
Knife and scissors 39 70
Socks 15 00
Underwear 60 60
Hoc-frame? 6 00
Paper 7 75
Books 116 05
Dictionary ? ? 37 00
Sending boxes No. 3607/11 147 55
Total: 764 95
Accounts for Oct – Dec ’94
Assets:
Given by the Propagation of the Faith 1112 00
Liabilities:
Sent to you in cash 1112 00
Trip from Marseilles to Sydney 836 20
Trip from Lyons to Toulon 52 75
Given by Fr Régis at Marseilles 300 00
Clothes and shoes 173 85
Articles for a journey 109 15
Given for travel from Sydney to Wellington 300 00
Sending boxes No. 29/9 31 70
Sending boxes No. 3696 25 15
Total: 2940 80
Please tell me, as soon as you can, how we should ? ? ? these sums, that is to say, what we should consider as personal [spending – translator’s note] and, consequently should add or deduct from your allocations as a Maori missioner – or rather consider as supporting the impression given by your books and, consequently, pay with the balance of the 25000 [francs – translator’s note] allocated by the Propagation of the Faith, if you haven’t already paid it yourself. Anyway, please give me all the other explanations which I will need – if there are any – to settle the accounts.
- Yours very affectionately
- J F R Pestre
