Sydney Feby 8th 1821 Revd & Dear Sir, I beg to introduce to you Richd Skinner Esqur Commander of His Majesty's Store Ship the dromedary from whom I received every kind Attention while I was in the Dromedary on my visit to New Zealand, as well as all the Missionaries while the Dromedary was in the Country – Should Captain Skinner come out again for Timber to New Zealand you will have a good opportunity of forwarding what you may wish to send by the Dromedary – [f] It will give you much Pleasure as well as the Society to learn that no unpleasant differences happened between the natives and Ships Company while the Cargo was procuring – The natives will have now a different opinion of the British Sailors from what they have had from the Whalers – Captain Skinner can inform you what the General Conduct of the Masters and Crews of whalers are towards the natives, to whom I beg to refer – Some restraint should be put upon them if possible, but I cannot tell what can be done – I do not thing [sic] any thing will be done effectually [f] without a Kings Vessel been there occasionally – This would check them a little – I have the Honor to be Revd Sir Your most obedt humble Servant Samuel Marsden Revd J. Pratt