354 JOURNEY BEYOND THE GREAT RIVER. [1813. 
The people having expressed a desire that the 
Missionary Society should send missionaries to the 
principal out-posts, we stated to them the great 
expense to the Society which even one missionary 
would occasion, by the time he reached their country, 
for his education, out- fit, passage, and journey to 
Griqua land ; wherefore, that as providence had 
increased their worldly substance, they should endea- 
vour to aid the Society, in sending teachers to them. 
One man might engage to give an ox annually to the 
funds, others a sheep, or goat, or elephant's tooth, &c. 
To this proposal they unanimously consented. 
It was likewise resolved, that as they had no circu- 
lating medium amongst them, by which they could 
purchase any small article, such as knives, scissars, 
clothing, Sec. supposing a shop to be established 
amongst them, which they were anxious that there 
should be — they should apply to the Missionary Society 
to get silver pieces of different value coined for them 
in England, which the missionaries would take for 
their allowance from the Society, having Griqua 
town marked on them. It is probable that, if this 
were adopted, in a short time they would circulate 
among all the nations round about, and be a great 
convenience. 
