A leaflet containing a prayer for adults seeking baptism and a list of recommended Bible passages. The prayer was written and printed by the missionary and botanist William Colenso (1811-1899), and contains a number of typographical curiosities. For example, small capitals were frequently used for capitals; the capital W is used for wh; and due to an apparent shortage of the letter h, Colenso used a b with the bottom cut open instead.
The work is slightly browned with a few spots and minor damage at the edges. Otherwise in good condition. Hocken, Bibliography of the literature relating to New Zealand, p. 520; Williams, Bibliography of printed Maori 164.