232 EFFOETS FOR THE ISLANDERS. 
Moresby, Mrs. Prevost, and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. 
White, of Grantham,) to raise a fund of 
moderate amount towards the passage and 
outfit of Mr. Nobbs, and for the supply of 
such things as were deemed requisite for the 
inhabitants. Labourers' and carpenters' tools, 
a proper bell for the Church, medicines, two 
or three clocks, clothing of various sorts, 
simple articles of furniture, and cooking uten- 
sils, were needed. Supplies of some of these 
things are likely to be required for a few years 
to come. It appears from recent accounts, that 
the crops on the island have lately failed, 
owing to a very long period of drought. 
The Society for Promoting Christian Know- 
ledge, at the General Meeting, held on the 
7th of December, 1852, at which Mr. Nobbs 
was present, unanimously granted One Hun- 
dred Pounds towards the fund, 
The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel 
placed Mr. Nobbs on its list of Missionaries, 
with a salary of 50/. per annum. 
The Directors of the Royal Mail Steam 
Navigation Company generously provided 
him with a free passage to Navy Bay. 
On Wednesday, December the 15th, two 
