Tuesday March 19/67 My dear Sir, I called at your office this morning, hoping to see you - I wished just to tell you (in confidence) what I heard from Tareha on Saturday last. I fell in with him at the Spit - on my way to Petane to vote for Parsons. - I asked him when the was to take place at the Wairoa, and if he and other Heretaunga chiefs were going? He said, He supposed they should go you - but that they would rather be specially invited by the Wairoa folks - adding, "Kei te mohio ano koe ki a matou tikanga." Of course, I don't know when you may be going thither, but it does seem to me (if time would now permit) that it might be advisable to bring this so-called invitation about. There appeared to be some amount of dissatisfaction about Tareha; and I don't think he would have spoken so very freely had he not just had a glass somewhere. Pray excuse this: it may be wholly unimportant. I am, my dear Sirs, Yours truly, Wm. Colenso