...The multiplication of Bahá’í isolated centres, groups and local assemblies, in both Australia and New Zealand--a process that has been steadily and rapidly developing since the inauguration of the Ten-Year Plan, is likewise of paramount importance in the years immediately ahead. The development of these institutions, particularly in New Zealand, will no doubt hasten the emergence of an independent National Spiritual Assembly in that territory, and will lend a tremendous impetus to the onward march of the Faith in those regions....
The purchase of a building in Auckland destined to serve as the National Hazíratu’l-Quds of the Bahá’ís 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 Bahá’ís of Australia and New Zealand
Dear Bahá’í Brother:
...The news of the purchase of the Hazíratu’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 Bahá’ís 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....
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