He regrets that he would have no time to revise the plan he had formerly compiled to stop the slave trade in that part of the world by introducing trade and Christianity. There were most profitable openings, but it would not pay to settle Europeans there. Therefore, the indigenous peoples should be encouraged to cultivate their land and set up trading establishments. Inland, the soil was fertile. The Portuguese had found the east coast profitable, though for many years their system had been badly managed. He suggests that £50,000 would be ample to purchase three schooners and five cutters, equip them, provide trading goods, and establish and support a factory on the Seychelles for twelve months. A grant by the government to a project such as this would help, eliminating the need to keep naval vessels there; the project's vessels should, however, be commanded by naval officers with the power to capture slave vessels. Missionary societies should be invited to send out missionaries, some equipped with medical knowledge. He was convinced that they would be welcomed by the local chiefs once it was known that their intention was not to capture enslaved people.