The precis books consist of a typed precis of incoming letters which were dealt with in London. The precis book details from whom the letter was received, date sent and date received, a summary of the contents, matters of business arising from it, resolutions and recommendations of the committee, how finally disposed of and when answered.

Covers: Biblewomen’s work; hospitals, statistics, native catechists; the Cairo dispensary; the appointment of evangelists; illness of missionaries; descriptions of starving refugees in Suakin; a sketch of CMS Zerala; arrangements for a CMS orphanage; letters from General Haig describing the political situation.