ately rest...._

(Extract, ibid., pp. 123, 125, 126, 127)

(62) June 13th, 1956

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

Dear Baha'i Brother:

...As regards the question the Auckland Assembly has asked about
vivisection, there is nothing on this subject in the Baha'i teachings. At
a future date such matters will no doubt be taken up by the International
House of Justice....

He is delighted to hear that the New Zealand friends are so eagerly
carrying on their work in preparation for their National Assembly next
year. Their coming of age, so to speak, will be a source of pride to all
their fellow National Assemblies, and they will form a welcome addition to
the pillars which must ultimately sustain the International House of
Justice....

[From the Guardian:]

_Dear and valued co-workers:_

_...Particular attention should be devoted to the urgent needs of the New
Zealand Baha'i community, through the formulation of a plan which will
enable it to swell the number of its administrative institutions,
enlarging and reinforcing thereby the foundations on which its forthcoming
National Assembly must ultimately rest...._

(Extract, ibid., pp. 130, 131, 133)

(63) September 5th, 1956

Secretary, Regional Teaching Committee for New Zealand.

Dear Baha'i Brother:

Your letter of August 3rd with enclosure has been received by the beloved
Guardian, and he has instructed me to answer you on his behalf.

He was happy to see this report of the activities of the Baha'is in New
Zealand, and will be pleased to receive a copy of your News Letter
regularly.

The Guardian wishes your Committee and the believers there to know that he
has high hopes for their future achievements in that far-off land, where
they are now on the threshold of that historic event, the election of
their own National Spiritual Assembly. He deeply values their devotion,
and the eager and fervent character of their services.

With warm Baha'i greetings,
R. Rabbani

[From the Guardian:]

_Assuring you of my loving prayers for your success and spiritual
advancement,_

_Your true brother, _
_ Shoghi_

(64) April 4th, 1957

Message from the Guardian at the inception of the New Zealand National
Spiritual Assembly.

I share with the assembled delegates, gathered to elect, on this historic
occasion, the second National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the
Antipodes, the