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Letter No.2. Napier, Jan. 16th, 1871. My dear McLean, My longer letter goes with this presently by Lord Ashley - From my official you will get the correspondence relative to Ngatiraukawa and be able to judge yourself how the case stands - I am pretty sure it is all right and that the section of Ngatiraukawa referred to wish to come over to our side and that Poihipi and Hohepa who have a feud with them make the difficulty - Maling the man in charge of the Rotorua road is a very decent fellow, quiet and reliable - To make sure I send Locke up-to see that no difficulty is created - He will go to