Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27
New Zealand and the Latter-day Work Among Inc

OF Elder Goddard ana preaide,,
was the some as the very nrst .iilaidl
~ was decided 60 take the piaoc y tnd
ident stevenson had suggesfoa 'e,.
July, 1907 negotiations No.. In
mcnced by President Rufua X 81, c1n.
hlucuitieh were encountered fNAi
way uf Increase On price ANA the
dt..rc Go sell However. uftor 80
ou offers and Vfusals h. pear
We. purchased at 90 pounds 1.'V
% seem street frontage. .urntif.1 lolt
property was taken. SD ain. .l the
Tame into possession Or 1 f... Nafeh
Inches ON Queen street ana Idi se
deep ON Esk After uu tho Ia.i 'eH
purchucd two pounds oh.rr.g y"
1901 imam tto owners bad asked ~,
tnfee pounds lo -hiNiuaa f0li 4
than the agents WuntrD .rI. ti
odd inches obtained gmus. 'oa
Tho homo has umo rooms d.
stories hign. und cement nia.,.g
built of tho BOOST brick and fI..t..''i
De- complete with bathroom bsH
ltrN uud D11lhu.sc. Tho uH.r. W'
han is -3Ni3 feet brick and 49,
plaster win seat about 15O f..N
II has also "a splendid ccmonf hN
mcnt iu which De- the PRINTING .4
OF the Messenger as v.u 'N.e
baptIsmal font 10 is singular g.. e
years after President Stcycnron n u
gostcd this us the suitable .r5, t
headquarters. that President us.
was so successful in obtaining b. Ivy
perialiy does BE- appear singum. W..
facts are taken into consIda,.ti'.l
Queen street is uo doubt q, t.
leading building street Boo Auckland ~
present site is am imposing ono .,s
looking thc main business disfri4t ~,
wharis and Auckland hay e
comfortable and convenient le
could not have boon obtained TbSr.
nothing surer than that 10 Nae
provldcutial assistance Tho cb,-.{
has now boon able 20 build "a i,o,.,,,. yl
emit comfortable home ON this dssir.,
spot
T. d. S. COLLEGE FOR MAoRs
Another thing that may be iute-o,,,-.
20 the reader is tho purcha.s bg -
Church of 1870 acres of land m Havt..
Bay district Negotiations W.ra .t,..i
last April by President Rum. * IN,
dy. Upon this land is 90 Doe erected /,
college for the education ANA tIaio'-.
of the young Maoris The land ,,s, =
pounds or SllO. and Is tho hsst 1f 49,
land The elders lab0rIug I'M n.
Hawkes. BAY district along with h.
Maori saints rendered much nss.sisr-,
In blowing and putting Boo abgai y
aCuas or oats last year. Elders D,vs.,
and Burt arc steadily cug4e.H oa tt.
farm. Elder Davies has been maxine
some very successful experiment y
agriculture. good crop of oats wa
realized, and carrots turIus. adIshes
lettuce. several kinds of peas. onions
potatoes. sweet corn. popcorn and h.
dian maize have all successfully bean
grown.
This IS a brief account OF what III,
Church is doing I'm New Zealand Tb,
elders are feeling encouraged u ther
work. A more kindly feeling is shown
thcm by the people now than formerly
Many have come Co recognize the al
that the Mormon people ara proges
sive and honest. A number of addresss,
and lectures have been delivered
throughout the colony within the ag
year 10 various societies, and such hau
always made favorable impression
The erection OF our new hoadquauen
at Auckland along with the prospoe,el
college building at Hawkes. Bay have
met with much favorable comment ana
had been 40 source Uf assistance 90 he
elders Every elder IN New Zealand
and the saints also an Auckland are
thankful for what the authorities q
the church have done by way ~ MAX.
ing things comfortable and the WORK
more interesting and pleasant
I have the assurance of president
Hardy that last year had seem 90 marked
interest taken by the elders 800 tho New
Zealand mission, indeed tnay have
cause 20 do their duty I hope tha, we
may mover forget that we have been
sent into the world as witnesses " mo
true and everlasting gospel that We
may be able when the time comes %
return every elder 90 his own hone
with joy and thanksgiving. feeling that
he is a felloW-laborer with Jesus Christ
GEORGE a. CHRISTENSEN