but I cannot hide any thing from you. I never believe that he would do as he has done this folly altho not very wise myself often cut me to the heart. Men might well cheate well of him when he made them companions of them and kept them often full of grog and allow them to work as they pleased and let me be the slave of the place to keep it in any order. I cannot be saying any more but my heart has suffered enough. I hope and trust you will soon come down. I am weaning the mears just now and the sheep are doing well. The rams will be put in the flock again in August. They are in good order. I sheepheard them myself outside as the paddock is getting bare to give it a chance to grow for a week. I hope and trust we will not have any more wear. I see by the papers you have gone to the Waicato. Do try and come down as soon as you can. Your affectionate brother Archibald John McLean