With the arrival of new groups of Marists he was able to establish priests in New Plymouth and Christchurch in 1860, and in Marlborough in 1864. During these years he remained keenly disappointed that he did not have the resources to support adequately the Maori missions.
As new Marist teams arrived, he successfully placed priests in New Plymouth and Christchurch in 1860, and in Marlborough in 1864. Over the course of those years, however, he remained frustrated by his lack of financial means to properly sustain the Maori missions.