Auckland 19th Mar. 75 My dear McLean, We expect to leave today per Mikado, very full ship, but we have got a cabin to ourselves. It will seem rather ungracious that my last note written in N. Zd. should be a ''begging letter'', but I have been requested to try to influence the Govt. in behalf of two or three old official and other friends. 1st. Henry Halse. He is very anxious to get