15 March 1857 Ahuriri My dear brother I received your kind and welcome letters some weeks and was glad to hear you were well. Hopeing this will find you the same and I am happy to tell you that I enjoy good health since I saw you last. I hope you will forgive me for my neglect for not writing you more regular but for the future I shall. Since I came hear last I have been at very hard work forming a new station which I find is not an easy matter in this part of the world when you have to pack and work but I am glad to tell you that I have got the upper hand of it now and my place is in good working order.