There is no pretext whatever beyond what I have named, for taking a man off the Bench, who works well with the Native Assessors in a Province of no importance whatever, except as regards the natives; and whose conduct as a Magistrate is uniformly impartial and painstaking. It is surely no argument in favour of the combination that Sir George Grey meditated it, or was thinking of it, when Flight arrived in Wellington, --- though this is used. For what might be proper, or well enough in 1851--2, is no criterion for the altered times and increasing duties of each office. To remove Mr. Flight to Ahuriri is simply to ruin him. He has his home here, and is without the means of defraying the heavy charges that must be incurred in leaving one place and establishing a home in another, independent of the mere cost of passage, which the Superintendent says he will allow, so anxious is he to get rid of those he once hunts down. I hope my letter to you will avail Mr. Flight. As regards myself, I have not concurred in the Superintendent's proposal; neither have I been asked. He shewed me his draft message, but did not ask my opinion. I told him I had applied to the General Government twice for an increase of salary; and that I should be satisfied with £300; and that if the Province could not afford this, I would continue the duties at the old rate, £200, to which he saw no objection, if the Council declined his proposal. "Especially", added he, "as I gave up practice of private business voluntarily, I was not required to do so by Sir George Grey." You will observe, in one part of the message, the Superintendent hints at the duties of