Dear McLean Kemp was told that the money sent up with Booth was £7996.18.7 to pay to Natives - £1916.7.1 to pay Storekeepers - in all £9913.5.8. Booth has all the papers and will tell him what has been stopped to pay claims at Maketu Tauranga and Opotiki. Ka huri tena - Tu ake te kupu. Nothing of great importance from Auckld. I send 2 or 3 private letters. Ngapuhi write about Wi Taho's epistle but it does not seem to have done much or any harm. Puckey has had a meeting about foreshore at Thames, but has come to no conclusion. Thinks £2000 will do the business. He also writes very strongly against the Ohinemuri Tauranga telegraph, and Clarke the same - the latter says on consulting Taipari he said ''waiho kia totohu te pungarehu o tena kua oti'' and was strong against the policy of attempting the other. Bush writes that Tahau who with P. Toki is at Upper Thames, was the murderer of Biggs and committed many other atrocities - and that the party are industriously spreading Kooti's karakia, as distinct from the karakia Hauhau. Ormond sails at 1.30 p.m. today. Yours faithfully G. S. Cooper Augt. 15/70