He expected the Liverpool merchants to join with them in this trade, providing them with a fair profit and enabling the Society to cover the cost of the purchase in two years. He suggests that the Society should have a journal or some printed document to acquaint the public with their proceedings. He also mentions that they needed a gardener to go out with the expedition, take care of the seeds, and show the indigenous people how to plant them and in what ground. Dr Lindley had proposed a man, but the sanction of the chairman was necessary before his services could be secured. He reports that he had written to Freiberg, and hoped to see the mineralogist in a few days.