Uganda Journal - Vol 25, p. 43 - CMS Boats in East Africa by H.B. Thomas - Dove - In 1874 the Society sent the Rev. W. Salter Price to East Africa to organize a Freed Slave Settlement, and in the following year he founded Frere Town, near Mombasa. A small steam-launch, the Dove, was presented for his use. It was shipped on the deck of a Government collier bound for Zanzibar; but this had to put, storm-damaged, into Rio de Janeiro and did not proceed to its destination. The Dove was accordingly sold in Rio.

CMS 1849 - Age 23. Of Wednesbury, Staffordshire. 1846 at CM College. 1848, Dec 24 Deacon by Bishop of London; and 1850, Nov 24 Priest by Bishop of Madras, for Bishop of Bombay. 1849, July 26 to Nasik, Western India; 1850-53 Principal of the Robert Money School, Bombay; 1860, Dec 27 to England …… 1874, Oct 10 to East Africa as leader of the CMS new East African Mission party. 1876, July 31 to England and retired 1877. Absence 6 years 6 months. Service 27 years ….. 1874, organized Mombasa Mission; and founded freed slave Settlement of Frere Town. 1873 Curate of Kessingland; 1877 Incumbent of Wingfield, Suffolk ….. In 1881, Nov 15, to Frere Town, East Africa as Special Commissioner; 1882, June 23 to England. 1888, Feb 23 again to East Africa in exigency of the Mission, to take temporary charge; 1889, April 2 to England. Father of H.M.E. Price a CMS Missionary to West Africa. …. Married 1849, April 10, Elizabeth Maria Baly. [Note by Roy Dunstan] He died at Canterbury June 3 1911

North - Founded Freed Slave Settlement of Freretown 1874; returned as Special Commissioner, dep. England 2/2/1888; in temporary charge at Freretown until dep. for E ngland 2/4/1889

Judy Aldrick, History of the Kenya Coast, Nov 2025/Issue 25 https://historyofeastafrica.com/  The CMS sent him to set up a new freed slave settlement at Freretown, Mombasa, which he did in record time, despite local opposition. He identified and arranged the purchase of prime land from reluctant Arabs of the Mazrui family, then successfully received and housed 300 freed slaves all within a year of his arrival...He worked closely with Sir John Kirk the influential British Consul in Zanzibar with the ear of Sultan Barghash and the Liwali of Mombasa, Nasser Ali. Price was a ruthless and efficient administrator, someone who got things done. By no means saintly though in holy orders, he was a tough operator who was not afraid to sack those he thought incompetent or not up to the job. He was appalled by the conditions he found in Mombasa when he arrived in November 1874 with his wife, two missionaries, a European builder and carpenter, and a large amount of material and supplies ordered from India. But with relentless determination he revitalised the mission at Rabai and laid the foundations of Freretown. By 1876 Freretown was fully operational and the situation in Rabai much improved.