Te Wairoa July 6th 1864 My dear Sir, Irrespective of the pleasure of communicating with those whom we esteem, I have in the present instance to give you information which should have been derived through my son, but it appears the Major is so jealous of your influence with the Natives, and so anxious to monopolise all the credit of preserving the peace of the province, that he has put an interdect upon George's furnishing you with any further reports of Native affairs, so long at least as he shall be in the position of a Sub in the C.C. department. The fun of it is that the R. M. is as jealous of my sons influence with the Natives as the C.C. is of yourself. All this is amusing, but unfortunately mischevous at the same time - But I suppose, must be endured for the present; in the mean time, I may say that what has been accomplished, has been effected by my sons activity and intelligence, superadded to the regard evinced towards him by all the native race in this district. Of course I am writing to you in your non official capacity, at the same time willing, that you should use, your own judgment in any use you can make of it.