destined to serve as the National
Haziratu'l-Quds of the Baha'is of New Zealand, is yet another objective on
which attention should be immediately focused--in anticipation of the
erection of yet another pillar of the future House of Justice in that
remote part of the world...._

(Extract, ibid., pp. 118, 119, 121, 122)

(61) July 24, 1955

Secretary, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia and New
Zealand

Dear Baha'i Brother:

...The news of the purchase of the Haziratu'l-Quds in Auckland was most
welcome. The acquisition of this building is really one of the
pre-requisites for the formation of the National Assembly of New Zealand;
he hopes that the impetus this has given to the work of the Faith there,
combined with the devotion of the Baha'is will speed the formation of
local Assemblies, which alone constitute the necessary firm foundation for
the National Body, a Body which will be one of the direct pillars
supporting the International House of Justice. He urges, therefore, your
Assembly to give all the teaching help it can to New Zealand; and to
encourage the believers there to do their utmost to achieve their
goals....

[From the Guardian:]

_Dear and valued co-workers:_

_...The purchase of the Haziratu'l-Quds in Auckland, as the future
headquarters of the New Zealand National Spiritual Assembly, is another
accomplishment that merits the highest praise...._

_...The establishment of Baha'i endowments in the Dominion of New Zealand
is yet another responsibility devolving upon their elected national
representatives, a responsibility which should be discharged prior to the
emergence of an independent national assembly in that distant and
promising island._

_Whilst these immediate goals are being steadily and resolutely pursued,
attention should, likewise, be particularly directed to the vital need for
the constant multiplication of isolated centres, groups and local
assemblies, as well as to the necessity of increasing, to an unprecedented
degree, the number of the avowed adherents of the Faith who can directly
and effectively contribute to the broadening of its foundations and the
expansion of its nascent institutions. Particularly in the Dominion of New
Zealand, where a pillar of the future Universal House of Justice will soon
be erected, must a fresh impetus be lent to this vital process which can
alone reinforce the foundations on which this projected institution must
ultim