He suggests that either nothing should be done until the return of the expedition or a vessel should be sent out laden with goods to show the Africans what they could expect in return for their produce. He adds that there was no one to undertake the preparations since Samuel Gurney had no talent in that direction and Cook feared the difficulties of acquiring vessel, crew, and cargo. He proposes that John Gurney Hoare would be willing to try if sanctioned by Buxton, though time was short and they would need £20,000. He offers £1,000 towards it himself or more and urges that money for it must be collected at once for there was not a day to be lost and that this plan need not interfere with the Agricultural Company.