a remarkable thing that you say my stay in Auckland is good policy under the circumstances and I am writing to you by the return opportunity of this favourable result of that measure which has already brought the gentleman to book. Between you and I Norris is a rascal and if I ever am so fortunate as to get my duds out of his hands, I shall consider myself lucky, I am now sending off £150 to Johnson he bought a block of land, Mata's for £600 instead of £700 over which he chuckled much, but he is fast closing up his district and deserves all praise for that, Old Munu has plagued me very much about that block of land which you know all about old Ti has not shared the money and I cannot recommend the thing should be passed over to the Province as there are several protests against Tirirau's conduct and if anything went wrong afterwards it would be only serving me aright in acting against my own convictions and now I must conclude by saying that your blowing up has little effect upon me as I have written to you more than you care to acknowledge. Friend is hard at work again and the rowing has done him a great deal of good there is plenty of work in him and he is clear headed when he likes to make use of it. Hay is not worth much in my opinion in reality his infernal temper is said to be beyond anything in the bush. Yours sincerely J. Rogan 16 Feb/58