Waiapu 17 Octr. 1865 My dear Sir As Deighton and Biggs both go down I will not write you a long letter. I trust you will be pleased at our doings. All my plans have been so thoroughly successful, that I feel very proud and happy - Biggs conduct has been gallant and creditable in the extreme, and he deserves any promotion the Gov. can give him. I feel sorry when there is so much to congratulate oneself about to have to find fault, but I think it right to tell you in this private way, that we have all been treated with great neglect by the Militia Office at Napier and that any orders I have recd. from them have been worded in an unnecessarily curt and offensive manner, it is hard when one is trying to do his best for the Gov. and the Colony, not to be treated in a gtlemanly way, and I feel very much hurt at the style of orders given and the neglect shown me by Major Lambert - I beg my dear Sir, you will employ my services wherever you think fit. I am quite willing to go anywhere. Te Mokena is as you may suppose, in high spirits at the turn things have taken, he is a fine old fellow - Deighton has been of great assistance to me, I am very sorry he is going - I am, dear Sir, Yours very sincerely James Fraser