named it, will have no sinecure - as he seems regarded as common property - I am off to Wanganui for a day or two. There is a quarrel bewteen the Putiki and Waitotera Natives which I fear will delay the completion of the Waitotera purchase. They have reduced both their price and reserves, and some are ready to sell the Kai Iwi block. Yours faithfully I. E. Featherston