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MEMO:

I saw His Grace about this letter this morning. We 
had a general discussion on the whole matter, and particularly the dis-
cipline at the Settlement. He expressed the view that the camp natives
were an unfortunate influence on the discipline. He thought that separate
provision should be made fro them away from from the present Settlement. I 
told him of my conference with Sister Eileen, Mr. Paget and Matron Markey
on Wednesday last. I also explained the various phases and points of
the discussion, including:-

1. Mr. Paget's assurance that he used every endeavour to get the
girls to Church on Sundays.

2. Matron Markey's Bible Class for the teaching of obedience and
discipline by means of the Bible.

3. Sister Eileen's objection to the Matron's action because the
latter was a Seventh Day Adventist.

4. The reluctance of Daisy Dean and Kitty Wilson to attend Church
because they considered they had been unjustly accused
by Sister Eileen about their alleged presence at "Two-up".

5. My action in arranging for some New Testaments to be sent up
to the Settlement for presentation to boys and girls going
to work. Possibly Sister Eileen feels a little picqued
because of my action.

6. The result of my inquiries of Miss Marshall and Mrs Brenchley
as to whether or not Sister Eileen's services were in-
teresting.

7. The posting of a notice at the Settlement intimating my wish
that all should attend Church. The notice was drafted by
Sister Eileen.

8. My request to appointees to assist Sister Eileen as much as
possible.

Finally, I mentioned to His Grace that there are not
so many girls at the Settlement these days, and possibly the Church at-
tendances had suffered in consequence. When the girls on duty were elimi-
nated, and the Roman Catholic girls were excluded, there were few girls
left, and perhaps Sister Eileen had overlooked this.

No further action is desired at present. We can only
hope for an improvement in the situation. The camp women are a bad in-
fluence, but strangely Sister Eileen said they attended regularly.

Unfortunately there is a drift between Mr. Paget and
Sister Eileen. There appears to be an absence of amiable feelings between
them, but at the moment it is difficult to say where the fault lies.

Signature
Commissioner for Native Affairs (C.N.A).
24/6/41

Date Stamp: Native Affairs Records INWARDS 25 Jun. 1941, OUTWARDS 26 JUN. 1941

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Signature (Campbell?)
21.7.1941.

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