Private My Dear McClean Sinclair will write to you officially to come here without delay but I write privately to tell you I have found it necessary (with the advice of my council) to halt the 58 Reg. and the Pandora - Marsden has been executed but matters are in a very unsatisfactory condition - McPherson who acted as native Secy. has been necessarily removed for ill advised conduct. Mr. Smith also is now actg. as Native Secy. and knows nothing of the natives here - Mr.Kemp is in the North - I think you may as well make arrangements to remain here for a very considerable time for it is evident that your presence is - It will also be adviseable to consider how you will station your subordinates so that the public service may be most effectually performed. When Mr. Kemp can be caught perhaps he might be sent South but all these arrangements I leave to you: only make up your mind that you must come here at once happen what will and remain - Katipa has not yet given up the men who plundered a European and beat him and on the 8th there was another similar case. Yours sincerely T.G.B.12th Auckland