Dalmuir Hill October 5th 1850 My dear Mr McLean Papa and Mama have gone to bed and I shall now sit down to answer your letter by the last mail. I must write a longer letter this time to make up for my two last being so short. Papa tells me that you ask him whether he thinks that you should come to Wellington before going to the East Coast or not. You deserve a scold for not asking my opinion on the subject, had you done so I might have given permission to go there first, but as I have not been consulted I shall insist upon you coming in before going there. Setting joking aside I really wish that you would come in before you go to the East Coast. You say that you will only be away three