be shipped off to some Australian Station because I presume the worthy brethren having failed in making out a case will give him an opportunity of re-establishing his character, which be it borne in mind if damaged at all, has been so by them. Oh! the matchless Jesuitry of such proceedings. Verily it is not to be wondered at that half a million of Members and attendants have left their communion in England if this be a fair example of their proceedings. Surely their system smacks so much of worldly policy policy that it must tumble to pieces and come to naught. I cannot help telling friend Whiteley that I wonder he does not come out from a amongst them, but he answers, Well, have patience. We are again agitating the question of turning the Iron sand to account. Public Meetings have been held and a Committee appointed to collect subscriptions of either 5/- or 10/- or 20/- each person for the purpose of offering a reward to any person or persons who shall first satisfactorily prove to umpires that they have and can continuously and profitably run it into cast or maleable merchantable iron. Dr. Wilson fancies that the working of it will stir up the cupidity of the Maories and prevent their selling any more land. I have had the matter under discussion with Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Rimmerschneider and they both state it as their opinion that it will have no such effect and as actions speak louder than words they have both placed their names to the subscription list. I suppose you have heard that I am become a "Total Abstinence" man; and as brother Jonathan says I guess you know why --- Ritchie is now going on well. God grant him strength to maintain his resolution and to adhere to the pledge he had taken. He is an excellent man of business and is getting into a