Napier June 21st. 1872. Dear Sir, I expect you will take a very careless glance at this letter - knowing that you are kept well posted up in all local matters that transpire in Hawke's Bay. Feeling this, I expect to be pitched into your waste-paper basket. However, having the first few moments at my disposal, for several weeks, I give myself the pleasure of attempting to engross your attention for a few minutes. I sent you in my last a very hasty scribble for which I beg pardon. I expect you could hardly read it. I was suffering from a fearful headache, which is always the result of