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grant any, it is out of [[strikethrough]] [[/strikethrough]] my power to teach them quite free, my expences coming from New Zealand was 2,50$, without mentioning the English gold I was robbed off in the Hotel in Pannama, waiting for the Steamer for New York. I simply state these facts in order to show [[strikethrough] t [[/strikethrough]] that it is not from want of will to teach free but it is not now in my power to do so. I must do the Coloured people here the justice to say they are a sober industrious respectable hard working people but times have been very hard with them, this winter, they are very truly gratefull for the help the Bureau gives now by paying the rent of school room for us it is a difficulty to get any place for such purpose but Mr. Shackleton?