Illustrissime et Reverendissime Domine,
Juxta copiam documentorum Sacrae Congregationis Propaganda Fidei ad nostram Missionem pertinentium examini subjicienda tramisi die 23 Aprilis, luculentissime patet:
1. Quod auctoritates et facultates, quoad hanc nostram Missionem mihi largitae sint directe a Sancta See, accedente tamen Ordinariorum consensu. ......
Most illustrious and Reverend Lord,
according to the copy of the documents from the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda pertaining to our Mission which I sent to you for your prudent examination on April 23rd, it is most clear:
1. That authority and faculties concerning our Mission were granted directly to me by the Holy See, dependent, however on the consent of the Ordinaries. ......
translated by Rev. Osmund Thorpe CP, First Catholic Mission to the Australian Aborigines, Sydney: Pellegrini & Co., 1950:212.