Whangaroa 12th Novr. 1855 My dear Sir, In my last note I mentioned that a payment of £400 had been made for Karioi the deed for which is now at Auckland and notwithstanding your letters I fear a difficulty will be thrown in the way of sending me money. Mr. Kemp enclosed me a copy from the Coll. Secretary in which I am repudiated as a Dist. Commr. I am to be employed surveying the exterior boundaries of land already purchased from the Govt. and am to be paid at the rate of £300 to receive my pay from the survey office in Auckland, or Taranaki. Now this is so opposed to the terms of your letters that I am at a loss how to proceed I acted under your instructions in paying the money at my disposal and I shall expect the Govt. at least to send me the sum required to redeem the promissory note £75 issued to the natives for the