well of late, so I hope they will go into it with spirit. I take it the natives will be about 100 strong, and Roberts will take 100 of his best men, and as they will have full supplies of food to start from the entrance of the bush with, they ought to make a dash into Rua Tahuna and out again in less than a week. It is certain also that there is no considerable force there, so that they ought to make a job of it, I have undertaken it, partly to try every means to get Kooti, and partly because I think a little more harrassing, will bring the Ureweras to book. In another week I shall have, I hope, some particulars to give you. I am working up the Wellington Debt case, to lay it before Curtis, who is the umpire. You have all the papers somewhere, but Green cannot find them among your papers. He has looked several times. Can you give any information that will enable them to be found? Some of the papers are essential, and cannot be got elsewhere. About Green, - if you see no chance of anything better for him, please keep the office of Clerk to Ministers, and Government Agent at Auckland, open for him. I shall want him until I go to the Assembly, but he can go to the other office any time after the middle of June. He has been busy with the Supreme Court (Sheriff) work;