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Reports the death of Miss Luther who arrived in Ghana to marry Missionary Perregaux, but died in Aburi only a few days after landing.

Concerns a proposal to extend the east wing of the mission house at right angles in a two-storey building - shortage of accommodation caused partly by their having school boys from Asante Akim as house servants.

While in Accra on his return from Europe Ramseyer had had an interview with Governor Hodgson and the new Governor who gave him a good hope that the Kumasi question would be ‘sorted out before the end of the year.'

Informs him that Stewart and Vroom were going to Kumasi with a letter which was more or less an ultimatum to accept a British resident by 31st October or have an expedition sent against him. The letter also contains what news the Governor has of the…

Celebrates Hodgson's letter, and suggests that stations be set up in Nkoranza and either Kumawu or Mampong. He also asks for additional staff in early 1896 — 3 missionaries, young, but experienced and practical men (he suggests Lochmann, Kurz and…

Is roughly of the same view as Müller about the question of a new station in Nkoranza or Kuwamu/Mampong (see No 106).

There are 112 pupils in the school, 57 of them boarding boys, 30 of those heathen. There had been changes in the teaching personnel - Preko was posted to Tafo, and replaced by Monitor Wm Asare. Benj Martinson went to Nkwatia after D. Okyere's death.…

Offers the information that while in the outstations in Kwahu only on the average 9 of the 14 scholars on the list will go to school in any 6 month period, in Bompata in the last 6 months, 25 of the 26 scholars on the list have done so. The…

The teacher's wife in Gyasekan is often ill, and does not take Clerk's advice to leave off local medecines and change her way of life. In Gyasekan the people of the town completed the buildings for the teacher on mission land. In Worawora the…

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