250 PITCAIKN FUND COMMITTEE. 
December, 1852. The then Bishop of London, 
Dr. Blomfield, was in the chair on that occasion. 
The Eev. G. H. Nobbs had been invited to at- 
tend, and was present. Mr. Nobbs was requested 
by the Committee to furnish a list of articles 
wanted ; and a statement was supplied by him 
accordingly. The authorities at the Admiralty 
kindly assigned, for the use of the Islanders, 
such of the articles in his list as were among 
those stores of the victualling department which 
were not wanted for their original purpose. 
The rest were purchased from the fund, raised 
by means of liberal contributions, and were 
despatched in June, 1853, to Pitcairn. 
The Society for Promoting Christian Know- 
ledge, at a general meeting on the 7th of De- 
cember, 1852, granted One Hundred Pounds 
towards this fund. Mr. Nobbs was present, and 
addressed the Board, 
Admiral Moresby generously added to his 
former benefactions One Hundred Pounds. 
The exertions made in this good cause proved 
remarkably successful. Not only were the need- 
ful articles paid for from the means subscribed, 
but the sum of Five Hundred Pounds was 
invested in the stocks, for the future benefit of 
the Islanders. A whale-boat was bought, and 
sent out for them, from the same source. Agri- 
cultural implements, and other requisite articles, 
costing upwards of one hundred pounds, have 
since been purchased at Auckland for the com- 
munity by a deputation consisting of Messrs. 
Buffett and Evans, who went thither with the 
Bishop of New Zealand in the Southern Cross. 
