THE REV. SHIRLEY BAKER.
The Rev. Shirley Baker, who has returned to Auckland from Tonga, states that to went down in response to a message ftora the King of Tonga, who desired his advice on various matters. He expresses his disappointment and surprise at the retrogression of the people and country mum his removal, also surprise at the trade drifting from Auckland to Sydney. Traders informed him they could buy in Sydney retail cheaper than they could in wholesale houses in Auckland. If the New Zealand Government did not assist by an easier system of rebate on exports to the islands the matter would become worse, and the trade between Auckland and Tonga would in future be limited to timber and provisions. There had been a great drought in Tonga, and the cocoanut crop would be poor. The rains experienced on the voyage to Auckland might possibly be felt in Tonga, but the crop would be still a failure. As to Church matters, he does not see any prospect of a union between tne Free Church and Wesleyan Methodist Church, not because of any feeling of bitter, ness on the part of the former, but because of the animosity of the latter.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9668, 5 March 1897, Page 4
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