Napier Novr. 18th, 1870 My dear McLean The Telegraph keeps you so thoroughly acquainted with what I am doing that there is not a great deal to write about except on matters not desirable to Telegraph - I wrote you pretty fully last time about Mangateretere but I am not quite sure that I advised you rightly respecting what I consider your position in that matter. I had just seen Hart about it and perhaps sided with his view more than I do in further consideration. Hart's opinion is that you should get out of it and sacrifice everything - he seemed surprised when I said at least you shd. keep the tenth you had bought as some return for your outlay - On thinking it well over I make out the position as follows. There is three years rent owing or £1350. You will no doubt have to pay that, as if assignment be made to Williams and A. McLean they could not pay and you could not escape from that liability.