Taranaki - August 22nd - 1846 My dear Sir, I should not have so long passed over unnoticed the kind treatment I received from you whilst in the Protectorate, if I had previous opportunity like the present of forwarding a letter to the Waimate, where I hear you and your family have removed and hope you have by this time got comfortably settled at your old place where I am sure you must find some relief in being removed from the anxiety and care attending your late duties. I duly received your letter apprising me of the close of the dept. in March last unaccompanied by a private letter from yourself which you so kindly almost always sent me but no doubt at the time you were fully engaged with various matters of greater importance