at the Resident Magistrates Court. (Unfortunately the memorandum made is lost) and when appointed for duty in Town, is in the habit of steoping into some house or other, and is seen coolly smoking a pipe. For a short time all the orders mentioned are attended to by him and then again disregarded excepting the smoking at the Resident Magistrate's Court which I have never seen repeated. With respect to Law it is true that he is a frequenter of public houses and I apprehend always will be, but as his duties are mostly confined to road making I have little opportunity of testing his worth. A party of 20 natives were to commence work at the approaches to the Henui bridge this morning and