Transcribe Pond, J. A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1881-04-31)

accounts both of this accident & also of the sinking of the "Tanpo" at sea after having been recovered at Tauranja.

       You made a big purchase

of Moas at Christchurch & your offer of L 25 for the Notoruis Mantelli was brave but I do not think you will get it as there is a standing order of L 100 from the Paris exhibition for one. I am glad you have a gold medal for your exhibits but am almost sorry those Ballarat fellows are going to carry off the prize instead of us. The odd slips were some of them very good & I re-enclose them with these & also the Superintendents address which has been printed in one of our locals as I intended.

       I have gone through Ingersoll's

lecture which you sent me & many thanks for same. It is indeed a sweeping sally - no pruning knife there, and yet there is much to be