Cambridge and Tapuaehararu. It could be done I believe now without creating any difficulty and would effectually dispose of the question of opening the road from North to South. It would need to be a good strong post but supplies would easily be got there from Cambridge and it would break the back of disaffection. If I saw this done I should feel that there was a chance of having the Telegraph through and of having a main road through the country -- depend upon it is is of immense importance and you can squeeze enough men together out of the Constabulary to do it and it would be more important ten thousand times than occupying Maketu or Matata. I hope you will be able to manage it -- I enclose your copy of a Telegram I received last night from Locke from which you will see that I am not idle in doing my share of opening the communication between here and Auckland which I consider of very great importance.