15 August 1865 Glenorchy My dear Donald I am happy to say that things are going very well up here thank providence. Alexr never was so anxious to do well as at preasant. George has been down doing all the plowing he wanted done at Maraekakaho and sowed the padock in oats. Alex is also finishing the fencing at the cottage and strange to say is making a gardin their and quite anxious about it. He went with me and picked the seeds with as much care as I used to do. I hope and trust his last illness will be a blessing to himself and his relations. He is going tommorrow to the plains to look after Ngley/Wgley [?] and other horses and to speak to Carlyon