Transcribe Haast, Julius von. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-04-23)

that I ought to have accepted your first offer to pay me at least some part of the pur- chase money in each. I found that I had bought more in Melbourne, than I intended & that thus I shall be terribly in [applied] during the year The things already ordered amount to </u $375 to 400. > & I do not think I shall want more this year than about $100 more - Consequently I should like very much to receive </u 50 pounds > of the purchase money in cash ^which^ considering that I have