done. As soon as possible I go North with Brogden and Carruthers to look at the Kawakawa line we propose to make a somewhat similar arrangement in respect to that Railway as was made with Curtis about the line to the Greymouth mine and us both Gillies and the Company seem willing to deal reasonably I think it will be a less troublesome matter than I expected. Vogel and I had a meeting with Gillies today and he was very quiet and reasonable so that I hope we shall arrange matters speedily and satisfactorily. Whatever his faults Gillies (when sober) is a man of business and consequently a