here for the purpose of settling for te Waranganui and Matakohu for which we offered to £2000. Karina told me last night they would take the money. I was at an Amateur performance last night at the Theatre which was patronized by H. E. and Col. Wynyard and all the grandees of Auckland. The audience in the latter part of the evening became very noisy and rude which I suppose caused the Elite to retreat before the play was over. Smith, who is constantly grinding away at the confounded laws, comes to the office occasionally and is urging me to supply you with the news, which I shall reserve for the next time as I have exhausted my present stock. A mail has just come in from Ahuriri and not a letter from you. I suppose you are busily occupied counting your lambs and bales of wool. I have this moment received your letter of 10th instant wherenn you say that you have written to me yesterday per overland mail although there is not much in your letter, yet it is