He would, however, like them to consult Dr Bunting first because he had access to a number of people to whom they had not appealed in the first instance. He also makes a plea for retaining a skeleton organisation of the Society, agreeing with their proposal to let it remain in abeyance rather than terminating it abruptly. This would enable books to be published and for the information they possessed to be preserved in a usable state, with the elder Stokes in charge in a more modest office. Stokes would be required to prepare abstracts of Parliamentary Papers for them whenever necessary and in other ways to keep the subject before the public attention and that of the government. He also would like the information committee and the government deputation committee retained, as well as one on African languages. He reminds them of the value of the information gathered by missionary societies. Finally, he asks when the committee would be summoned to consider these suggestions and whether it would be necessary for him to attend it. A note refers to Nos 168 and 169, L. Case to Vol. XI. (Copy.)