New Plymouth 24 June 1873. My dear McLean, I have not been able to get away to Mawhitiwhiti, but I am not sure that it is not just as well; there is a native, Karawira, belonging to the place, who has land at Puketotara and at the "Meeting of the Waters" - Waiwakaiho and Mangorei, who is always at me to look after his interests in the land at Waingongoro; I told him that to do that he must keep Pakeha interlopers out of the question, and I have written letters for him, and concocted messages, that he is satisfied have produced a salutary effect. He now wants to appear as a benefactor to the tribe by the introduction of the best varieties of kumera, I got some which I gave to Hone Pihama in 1867 and 8 - is it therefore asking too much if you would