About land affairs. I pushed the Mangoraka question to the uttermost, but finding that the opposition were very determined and that bloodshed would be the result of an attempt to traverse the boundaries, I put a temporary stop to the affair, and I am disposed to let it rest till Sir G. Grey arrives. I am now urging the Waiwakaiho question as hard as I can, but the jealousy between Po and the puketapu continues still very strong and gives me a deal of anxiety. If I can only get over that