2110-1-14-7

Private

Pretoria

April 27, 1903

J Buchan Esq

Dear Sir, We beg your forgiveness for addressing you these few lines.

We could not feel quiet happy to return homewards without expressing our thanks to you for your great kindness towards us, on our visit to the Transvaal.

We do regret very much that we could not get our mission through while you was in office.

The change of Officials made a great delay, and also we feel that our scheme is almost a failure. We never thought that we would come into colission upon the erea of land, but, so it is. We expect so with the price of land, but never thought of the other.

Now Mr Roberts and myself, we are going home and we do wish you personally all prosperity on the lines that are open to you, and wherever we shall see or hear your name, it shall touch a warm corner in our hearts, wherever God may lead us in future. God bless you.

We are yours truly,

D. S. Jones

R. J. Roberts

28th

see you on the road in Pretoria. If you drop me a line, it would be a keepsake, to –

J. Bellis Esq.

c/o Woodhead Plant & Co

Cape Town

Yours

D. S. Jones