Napier, July 21st 1871 My dear McLean, The Nebraska is hourly expected so I will write you to go by her. First you will be vexed to see a rascally article that appeared in the Daily Telegraph, followed last night by another. Also a letter of Sutton's all directed against you in your private capacity. On the appearance of the first article I sent for Kennedy, Newton and other Directors and found they were as much disgusted as I was. From them I learnt that Sutton who is a large shareholder had caused young Price the Sub-Editor to write the article without the knowledge of any other Director. They promised me they would stop anything of the kind in the future except that if letters were written they would be published as letters. However notwithstanding this Sutton again last night had an article written and I believe now the paper will be wound up. The Directors wait however the arrival of Lord who is coming from A uckland in the Nebraska. Kinross wrote a letter in reply to the first article which you will also see. I am very vexed about this business as of course your enemies will circulate the slander without giving the other side and such things are very annoying however false and unfounded they may be. This is the first time this Paper has given any trouble altho' as you suppose it has been difficult to keep two Papers so antagonistic as