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possible portions, ' The grace of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship 
of the Holy Ghost.' Amen. 
" P. S. The Bishop of New Zealand was here 
about a fortnight before our arrival, and left 
word that he should return in about a month." 
The following is an extract from a letter 
written to the author by Sir Win. Denison, Go- 
vernor of New South Wales, who has through- 
out shown a sincere regard for the Pitcairn 
Islanders and done them good service: 
<( Government House, Sydney, July 14, 1856. 
" I have to acknowledge the receipt of your 
letter, and to thank you for your book, giving 
an account of the people of Pit cairn's Island. 
They are now about to become inhabitants of a 
richer spot, and one which will, I hope, prove 
equally congenial to their moral condition. I 
take, I assure you, a great interest in their wel- 
fare, and have done my best in the arrange- 
.ments w r hich I have made for their settlement 
at Norfolk Island, to secure a continuance of 
their present system and habits, so far as these 
are compatible with the change of place and 
circumstances. 
"It is by no means improbable that I shall 
visit the island myself, in the course of a few 
months. I would point out to you, however, 
that from henceforward the islanders will not 
require any charitable assistance. They are 
now occupants of a most fertile island, with 
stock of all kinds, with tools and appliances for 
all their immediate wants." 
